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Dickens Christmas Great Cake
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Dickens Christmas Great Cake

A Uncategorized recipe with sifted cake flour, baking powder, salt. Ready in –, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories
kcal
Estimated Cost
375-525
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

13 steps
  1. 1

    Sift flour with baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)baking powder(1 tsp)salt(1/4 tsp)ground nutmeg(1/2 tsp)ground cinnamon(1/2 tsp)
  2. 2

    Cream butter; gradually add sifted confectioners sugar and cream until light and fluffy.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)butter(3/4 c)sifted confectioners sugar(1 1/4 c)each light corn syrup and water(2 tbsp)
  3. 3

    Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

    eggs(4)each light corn syrup and water(2 tbsp)
  4. 4

    Then add flour mixture alternately with extra strength coffee, beginning and ending with flour and beating after each addition until smooth (batter will look curdled).

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)each light corn syrup and water(2 tbsp)extra strength coffee(1/2 c)
  5. 5

    Fold in white raisins, seedless raisins, currants, mixed candied fruit and slivered almonds.

    white raisins(1/2 c)seedless raisins(1 c)currants(1 c)chopped mixed candied fruit(1 c)finely slivered almonds(1 c)
  6. 6

    Spread in well-greased 9-inch tube pan.

  7. 7

    Bake in moderate 350° oven 30 minutes.

  8. 8

    Then sprinkle almonds on top of cake.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)finely slivered almonds(1 c)
  9. 9

    Bake 30 to 35 minutes longer.

  10. 10

    Simmer corn syrup and water for 1 minute and brush over top of cake to hold almonds in place and to give a gloss.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)each light corn syrup and water(2 tbsp)finely slivered almonds(1 c)
  11. 11

    Cool cake 15 minutes in pan, then turn out on rack to finish cooling.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)
  12. 12

    Cake will slice best when chilled.

    sifted cake flour(2 1/4 c)
  13. 13

    Eat at room temperature.

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