Christmas Cake with Almonds
Christmas Cake with Almonds

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Nigella's Traditional Christmas Cake (from NIGELLA CHRISTMAS) has a chart that gives quantities for three different sizes of rich fruit (Christmas) cake. Ther recipe does contain ground almonds (almond meal) as these help to provide moisture to the cake. If only almonds are the problem then you could substitute a different ground nut and ground.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have christmas cake with almonds using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Christmas Cake with Almonds:
  1. Prepare 2 1/4 cups (335 g) plain flour
  2. Get 1 1/4 cup (220 g) brown sugar
  3. Get 4 eggs
  4. Make ready 300 g butter
  5. Get 1 cup (160 g) raisins
  6. Take 2 1/4 cups (306 g) sultanas
  7. Take 3/4 cup (120 g) currants
  8. Take 1 cup (140 g) chopped dates
  9. Make ready 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  10. Take 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  11. Take 1/4 cup blanched almonds
  12. Take 3/4 cup (180 ml) brandy
  13. Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  14. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

Stir in the whole almonds, fruit and any leftover juices, turn into the tin, then smooth the top and make a dip in the middle. As you prepare this Christmas almond, marzipan and cinnamon cake, your house will be full of flavor and the Christmas mood will overwhelm the whole family. And here's the secret to making this sweet bread with nuts and dried fruits. I have to add here that I am not a Christmas Cake fan.

Instructions to make Christmas Cake with Almonds:
  1. Preheat oven to 150ºC (300ºF).
  2. Soak raisins, sultanas, currants, almonds, dates, brandy, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla in a bowl. Mix well and cover and leave overnight.
  3. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until light and creamy.
  4. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg addition.
  5. Drain soaked fruits and put aside.
  6. Sift flour and bicarbonate soda over drained fruit mixture mixing well. Make sure all fruits are coated.
  7. Once all fruits are coated put in creamed butter and sugar mixture and stir well.
  8. Pour into prepared cake tin. Place almonds on top as decor and bake for 3 hours 10 minutes, or until it passes the skewer test (should come out clean).
  9. Allow to cool in tin.

I appreciate the smell of the spices and the tradition of making the Christmas Cake, but I am not keen on the dried fruit, the candied peel, or the icings. A healthy Christmas fruit cake recipe that's gluten free, dairy free and grain free. Made with almond flour, coconut flour, dried fruit, mixed spices and a little orange zest for a lovely authentic festive feel. Spoon into the prepared cake tin. Level off the top evenly with the back of a spoon.

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