Recipes · British · Cakes
Christmas Cake
One serving has 557 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (31%), copper (29%), manganese (28%), selenium (28%), vitamin A (22%) and phosphorus (21%). Ready in 915 minutes.
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- Preparation: 750 min
- Cooking: 165 min
- Makes: 1 serving (164 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut, sulphite
Ingredients
- 20 g Raisins
- 15 g Currants, dried
- 10 g Apricots, dried
- 8 g Candied fruit
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 8 g Spirits
- 0.5 g Pumpkin pie spice
- 15 g Almond paste
- 12 g Sugar, powdered
- 5 g Egg whites, raw
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 20 for a whole cake. Soak the raisins, currants, dried apricots and candied fruit in the spirits overnight, stirring occasionally.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, beat in the egg, then fold in the flour and mixed spice.
- Stir in the soaked fruit with any remaining liquid, then spoon into a lined tin and level the top.
- Bake at 140 °C (285 °F) for about 2.5-3 hours until a skewer comes out clean, covering loosely with foil if it browns too quickly.
- Once completely cool, brush the top with a little extra spirits, then cover with a thin layer of the almond paste.
- Whisk the egg white with the powdered sugar to a smooth, spreadable icing, spread over the marzipan, and leave to set before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 557 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 90 g | |
| Water | 42.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.8 g | 13% |
| Protein | 8.2 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.25 g | |
| Leucine | 0.43 g | |
| Lysine | 0.29 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.31 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 18.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.5 g | |
| Saturated | 8.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | |
| Calcium | 92.5 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 45.3 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.5 mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 148 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 518 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 15.5 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 65.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.83 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.51 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 61.4 µg | 15% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.21 µg | 9% |
| Choline | 71.7 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 153 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 16.4 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 3.1 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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