Recipes Cake Recipes Fruit Cakes Dundee cake Back to Fruit Cakes Dundee cake Total Time 3h 30m Prep Time 1h 0m Bake Time 2h 30m Serves 14 Skill Level Easy 2 Reviews 5 star rating Share This is the cake for when the days get colder and sustenance is needed. The pureed fruits give a delicious succulence to this recipe. Tip - ensure that you have brown paper for the tin as it is needed to protect the cake form the heat of the oven and to cook it evenly. Method Combine the currants, sultanas, rasins, cherries, lemon rind and cut mixed peel. Pour on the whisky and water. Set aside for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line the tin with a circle of brown paper in the bottom, then on the bottom and sides with baking parchment. Cut a double thickness collar from the brown parcel paper to go around the tin while the cake is cooking. Preheat the oven to 150°C (fan 140°C, gas mark 2). Take half of the fruit and puree it with the molasses sugar in a blender or food processor. Take a tablespoon of flour from the measured amount and stir it through the other half of the soaked fruit. In a large bowl cream together the butter and light muscovado sugar until paler in colour. Add the eggs and beat well. Fold in the remaining flour, salt and mixed spice. Fold in the pureed soaked fruit, and lastly fold in the whole soaked fruit. Spoon the mix into the prepared tin, Smooth the top, and arrange the blanched almonds decoratively on the surface. Put the cake tin on to a baking sheet. Wrap the brown paper collar around the tin and secure with string. Bake for 2 hours and 30 minutes, until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin. Store in an airtight container. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews 06 January 2019 5 star rating This is a really lovely cake, so tasty, however I did use Amaretti instead of whisky, as it was for Christmas. It was well received, must make another one now. 31 December 2018 5 star rating This is a really lovely cake, easy to make and even easier to eat. I used Amarello instead of the whisky, and replaced half of the water for spirit, as it was for Christmas. Will definitely making this again. Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric For the cake 250g Currants 125g Sultanas 125g Raisins 200g Glacé cherries 1 Lemon (rind, Grated. ) 100g Mixed peel 3 tbsp Malt whisky 4 tbsp Water 2 tbsp Unrefined molasses sugar 200g Plain white flour 175g Butter (unsalted) 175g Unrefined light muscovado sugar 4 Egg(s) (free range) (beaten ) 0pinch Salt 1 tsp Mixed spice For the topping 50g Almonds (blanched) Recipe Alternatives Calorie conscious tea bread Calorie conscious tea bread Total 55m Serves 8 Skill Easy Diet Rating 5 star rating Vegan Fruit Cake Vegan Fruit Cake Total 2h 50m Serves 18 Skill Easy Diet DF/EF/GF/V Rating No ratings yet Snowy White Christmas Cake Snowy White Christmas Cake Total 1h 0m Serves 12 Skill Intermediate Diet Veg Rating 5 star rating
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