'V' Scottish Dundee Cake

Name: 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake
Total time: 120 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas); 125 grams finely chopped figs; 180 grams currants; 1 grated zest of one lemon; 3 tbsp whiskey; 8 candied cherries quartered; 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped; 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped; 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 180 grams butter; cup/125g sugar; 1 tbsp honey; 3 large eggs; 75 ml milk; 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating; 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting; 1 marzipan (optional) for covering

vampira @WaterPeacock61

This is another good Scottish cake recipe and ofcourse like most there's whiskey in it :) :)

vampira @WaterPeacock61

This is another good Scottish cake recipe and ofcourse like most there's whiskey in it :) :)

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Ingredients

2 mins

12 servings

180 gramsgolden raisins (sultanas)
125 gramsfinely chopped figs
180 gramscurrants
1grated zest of one lemon
3 tbspwhiskey
8candied cherries quartered
50 gramscandied lemon peel, finely chopped
50 gramscandied orange peel finely chopped
250 gramsall purpose(plain)flour
1 tspbaking powder
180 gramsbutter
cup/125g sugar
1 tbsphoney
3large eggs
75 mlmilk
1Blanched almonds, for decorating
1confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
1marzipan (optional) for covering

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Steps

2 mins

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