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In the case of Scottish Dundee Cake the vast majority of the recipes out there are really just an English fruit cake with the almonds across the top to make it "look" like a Dundee cake. A traditional Dundee cake comes from Dundee, Scotland. The cake is distinctive alongside other rich fruit cakes by circles of blanched almonds on the surface of the cake. There are many versions of the Dundee Cake, all claiming to be "the one," but usually any lovely rich fruit cake will do the job.
'V' Scottish Dundee Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook 'v' scottish dundee cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake:
- Get 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas)
- Make ready 125 grams finely chopped figs
- Make ready 180 grams currants
- Make ready 1 grated zest of one lemon
- Prepare 3 tbsp whiskey
- Prepare 8 candied cherries quartered
- Prepare 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped
- Get 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped
- Get 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour
- Get 1 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 180 grams butter
- Take cup/125g sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp honey
- Prepare 3 large eggs
- Prepare 75 ml milk
- Prepare 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating
- Make ready 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
- Get 1 marzipan (optional) for covering
Scottish Fern Cakes are a classic tartlet that are still served in many bakeries in Scotland. I haven't found one single recipe online for the real deal, so I'm sharing this authentic recipe with you. I hope you give them a try! A few months ago, I had a request from a reader for a Fern Cake recipe as she simply couldn't find one.
Steps to make 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake:
- Preheat oven to 180c/350f gas mark 4 grease and line a 10 inch /26cm spring-release cake pan (tin)
- Mix the raisins (sultanas) figs and currants with the lemon zest, whiskey and candied fruits in a large bowl and leave to stand
- Meanwhile, sift the flour and baking powder together, cream the butter with the sugar and honey until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and then beat in the flour, milk and soaked dried fruit. turn the batter into a prepared cake pan and smooth the top.Decorate the top of the cake with whole almonds
- Bake in oven for 30 mins, then reduce the oven temperature to 150c/300f gas mark 2 and bake for a further 90 mins. cover the top with baking parchment if it browns to quickly. cool in the pan for 15 mins then take out and leave to cool completely.
- Before serving, dust with confectioners (icing) sugar and cover the sides of the cake with marzipan if wished
- Serves about 12
I hope you give them a try! A few months ago, I had a request from a reader for a Fern Cake recipe as she simply couldn't find one. Brodies Dundee Cake Brodies recipe is based on a traditional, rich, handmade fruit cake with the added zest of tangy marmalade, spices, almonds (of course) and a generous dash of French brandy. Make afternoon tea truly scrumptious with this fruit-packed Scottish favourite. Keiller's marmalade company claimed ownership of the name 'Dundee Cake' and was responsible for making a mass-produced commercial cake of this kind.
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