'V' Scottish Dundee Cake
'V' Scottish Dundee Cake

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A traditional Dundee cake comes from Dundee, Scotland. The cake is distinctive alongside other rich fruit cakes by circles of blanched almonds on the As this is also a Scottish cake, traditionally, a malt whiskey would be used to flavor the cake. However, if whiskey is not your tipple, then feel free to use.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. 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:
  1. Prepare 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas)
  2. Take 125 grams finely chopped figs
  3. Make ready 180 grams currants
  4. Prepare 1 grated zest of one lemon
  5. Make ready 3 tbsp whiskey
  6. Take 8 candied cherries quartered
  7. Make ready 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped
  8. Take 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped
  9. Make ready 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour
  10. Take 1 tsp baking powder
  11. Take 180 grams butter
  12. Make ready cup/125g sugar
  13. Take 1 tbsp honey
  14. Take 3 large eggs
  15. Make ready 75 ml milk
  16. Take 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating
  17. Prepare 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
  18. Take 1 marzipan (optional) for covering

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Instructions to make 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 180c/350f gas mark 4 grease and line a 10 inch /26cm spring-release cake pan (tin)
  2. Mix the raisins (sultanas) figs and currants with the lemon zest, whiskey and candied fruits in a large bowl and leave to stand
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Before serving, dust with confectioners (icing) sugar and cover the sides of the cake with marzipan if wished
  6. Serves about 12

This Scottish dundee cake is a traditional recipe and a classic Christmas treat for all, full of fruits and Scotch whisky. A delicious classic Scottish fruit cake packed with cherries, dried fruit and almonds. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin, smooth the surface and carefully arrange the blanched almonds in circles on top. This lovely Dundee cake comes from Scotland and is hearty and packed with flavour. Enjoy for afternoon tea or indeed at any other time of day.

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