Donna Hay's snowy Christmas fruit cake - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Donna Hay’ s snowy Christmas fruit cake By You Magazine - December 9, 2018 A furry of frosting, fruit and nuts. Bake your own iced, spiced, white Christmas with Donna Hay’ s snowy Christmas fruit cake recipe. SERVES 16-24 450g raisins 240g sultanas 160g dried currants 160g medjool dates, pitted and chopped 140g slivered almonds 180ml brandy, plus 2-3 tbsp extra 250g unsalted butter, softened 220g light brown sugar 4 medium eggs 335g plain our, sifted 1⁄4 tsp bicarbonate of soda, sifted 11⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground allspice WHITE ICING + ON TOP 320g icing sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting 1-11⁄2 tbsp boiling water gingerbread snowmen and twigs for decorating (optional) 1. Place the raisins, sultanas, currants, dates and almonds in a large bowl. Add the brandy, mix to combine and cover with cling lm. Allow to soak in a cool dark place overnight, mixing occasionally. 1. Preheat oven to 140c/gas 1. Line a 20cm round cake tin (10cm deep) with 2 layers of nonstick baking paper. Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium speed for 8 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Set aside. 2. Add the our, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and allspice to the soaked fruit and mix well, ensuring the fruit is evenly coated with our. Add the butter mixture and stir until well combined. spoon into the tin and smooth the top. Bake for 2 hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer. 3. Spoon over the extra brandy while the cake is still warm. Allow to cool completely in the tin. 4. Add icing sugar and water in a medium bowl and mix to combine. Turn the cake out on to a cake stand or plate. Spoon on the icing and smooth with a palette knife. Dust the snowmen with sugar and place on the cake. Add decorative twigs to serve, if wished. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved