Best Sherry Almond Christmas Cake Recipes
SHERRY & ALMOND CHRISTMAS CAKE
Packed with almonds, both ground and whole, and fed with raisiny PX sherry, this is intensely fruity - but not overly rich
Provided by Jane Hornby
Time 3h30m
Yield Cuts into 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix the fruit, zest, juice and sherry, and leave overnight to soak. Next day, heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and double-line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Wrap the outside with brown paper or newspaper and secure with string, as this will protect the sides from overcooking.
- Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla seeds together until pale and creamy. Mix the flour, ground almonds and mixed spice together, then tip into the butter mix with the eggs. Beat until combined and smooth. 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. Bake for 1½ hrs.
- Turn down the oven to 140C/fan 130C/ gas 2, then bake for 1½ hrs more until dark on the top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean, or with a few damp crumbs clinging to it. Once cool enough to handle, turn onto a cooling rack and peel away the lining paper. Cool completely.
- Keep the cake well wrapped, then feed once a fortnight with 1-2 tbsp sherry. Poke holes into the cake with a skewer and slowly spoon over the sherry. If you don't have time to do this, this cake is delicious freshly made, and can be covered and decorated as soon as it has completely cooled down.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1079 calories, Fat 54 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 137 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 126 grams sugar, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
CHRISTMAS ALMOND SHERRY CAKE
Can't you just imagine this lovely cake set out by your tree and stockings hung by the fireplace just waiting for Santa to arrive ? I have been collecting recipes for at least 60 years plus! This BLUE DIAMOND RECIPE and picture was cut out of a magazine, maybe 20-30 years ago.It is nice and moist cake and keeps well. It was...
Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus
Categories Cakes
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan,set aside. In a large bowl,combine cake mix,eggs,oil, pudding mix and nutmeg. Mix at low speed minute, scrapping bowl constantly.Mix at medium speed 3 minutes,scrapping bowl occasionally. Pour half of batter into pre-pared pan. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel Filling. Pour in remaining cake batter. Bake at 350 45-50 minutes. Unmold from pan, cool completely on rack. Brush with Sherry Glaze. Garnich with 1/4 cup almonds.
- 2. STREUSEL FILLING: Mix 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour,3 tablespoons firm butter and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon together unyil crumbly. Stir in 3/4 cup toasted "Blue DIAMOND SLICED NATURAL ALMONDS."
- 3. SHERRY GLAZE: Stir together 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter and 1 tablespoon Cream Sherry. Stir in 1-2 teaspoons hot water, until glaze is of desired consistency. Merry Christmas to all!..... Nancy 12/12/11
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