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Hot toddy fruitcake
Photo: David Holifield

Hot toddy fruitcake

16 ingredients 20 min Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
Hot toddy fruitcake

This fabulous Christmas cake can be made and decorated in four very different ways. Just choose your favourite

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

851
Calories
23g
Protein
19g
Fat
151g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Tea not in our table 0
Whisky not in our table 0
Fruits not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200ml hot, strong black tea (use any type)
  • 3 tbsp whisky
  • 3 tbsp good-quality orange marmalade , thin or medium shred
  • 700g mixed dried fruits
  • 100g mixed peel
  • 100g glacé cherries (natural colour)
  • 225g butter
  • 225g golden caster sugar
  • 4 eggs , beaten
  • 225g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • finely grated zest 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 50ml hot black tea
  • 1 tbsp whisky (or use orange juice if you prefer)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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