Cakes with Fruit Cranberry, orange and almond cake Total Time 1h 20m Prep Time 20m Bake Time 1h 0m Serves 8 Skill Level Easy Dietary Needs 0 Reviews No ratings yet Save Save this recipe Share Share Print Print If you are wanting to try something different from the usual traditional rich fruited Christmas cake this year, this could be the recipe for you. This cake is suitably festive and will make an impressive centrepiece for the Christmas table - and can all be made at the last minute! Method Preheat the oven to 180ºC (160°C fan, gas mark 4). Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and yolk, one at a time, followed by the orange juice and zest. Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently fold into the mixture with the cranberries. Spoon into a 20cm/8 inch greased lined cake tin. Scatter the almonds on top. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then finish cooling on a wire rack. This cake keeps well in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Just before serving sift over the icing sugar. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews Unfortunately there are no reviews for this recipe yet! Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients For the cake 225g Butter (unsalted) 225g Unrefined golden caster sugar 4 Egg(s) (free range) 1 Egg yolk(s) (free range) 75ml Orange juice (fresh) 1 Orange zest (finely grated) 110g Cranberries 225g Self-raising white flour 1 tsp Baking powder 75g Almonds (flaked) For the decoration 0 Unrefined golden icing sugar (for dusting) Recipe Alternatives Pudsey Bear lemon sponge cake Pudsey Bear lemon sponge cake Total 1h 10m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Spiced apple sauce cake Spiced apple sauce cake Total 1h 40m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Plum and hazelnut cake Plum and hazelnut cake Total 1h 5m Serves 8 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe
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