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Christmas cake recipe with rum. The process of making rum soaked fruit cake doesn’t differ a lot from baking a regular cake. You can used golden or spiced rum instead of dark rum, if that’s what you have in your cupboard. Web heat the oven to 300 f/150 c/gas 2.

125g dried morello cherries, or more raisins. ¼ tsp (1g) grated nutmeg. Here’s what you need for the soaked dried fruit.

Brown sugar (optional) glaze ingredients. Web the original fruit cake recipe requires soaking dried fruits in good quality dark rum for a month before making the cake. We've got all the recipes you need and tips for decorating, too.

1 tbsp (6g) fresh orange zest. What goes in christmas cake. Put 1kg mixed dried fruit, the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon, 150ml brandy or other alcohol, 250g softened butter and 200g light, soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat.

1 tsp (4g) baking powder. Web christmas plum cake with rum/ fruit and nuts cake is a very aromatic cake with distinct flavors prepared with all purpose flour, caramelized sugar syrup, eggs, spices, nuts and dry fruits soaked in rum. The fruit is soaked in either apple juice or a combination of apple juice and brandy (for those who like boozy christmas cake).

Now add 2 tbsp flour to the fruits and nuts and then add them to the batter. Web buttered rum christmas cake: Pour the batter into the prepared pan.