Sourdough Christmas Cake | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Sourdough Christmas Cake | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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Marinate fruits overnight, then bake this flavorful Sourdough Christmas Cake for up to 3 hours. Perfect for holiday gatherings and better after aging.

Keywords

  • Vegetarian
  • Comfort
  • Indulgent
  • Nibbly
  • Sweet
  • Christmas
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Ingredients

  • 150 grams sultanas (mix with raisins and currants)
  • 150 grams raisins (or muscats)
  • 150 grams currants
  • 200 grams black cherries (dried)
  • 100 grams candied orange peel
  • 100 grams dried apricots
  • 100 grams soft dried figs
  • 100 grams nuts (of your choice - optional)
  • 100 grams brandy (or whisky or liqueur of your choice)
  • 250 grams plain flour (organic, or organic cake flour)
  • 1½ teaspoons mixed spice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger (or cloves)
  • 300 grams butter (organic)
  • 300 grams rapadura sugar
  • 100 grams dark brown muscovado sugar (or dark brown sugar or molasses sugar)
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 large eggs (organic)
  • 500 grams sourdough
  • water (mix with sourdough to make starters - ratio of 1:1 flour to water)
  • 50 grams treacle

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