What is the difference between Dundee cake and fruit cake?

What is the difference between Dundee cake and fruit cake?

Traditional Dundee Cake is actually a form of light fruit cake, decorated with Blanched Almonds on the top and is a very good alternative to typical rich fruit cake. Another important thing about the recipe is there is no need to soak dry fruits in alcohol to make this version of fruitcake.

Can whiskey be used for plum cake?

Now, soak them in your choice of liquor, like Brandy, Whiskey, Rum, or Vodka. Let them soak in a cool dry place for at least 15 days before you start baking with them. You can use these Rum-soaked Dried Fruits & Nuts to bake traditional Christmas Plum Cakes like this, click for the recipe.

How do you make a Mary Berry fruit cake?

Mary Berry’s classic fruit cake

1. 350g/12oz currants.
2. 225g/8oz sultanas.
3. 225g/8oz raisins.
4. 175g/6oz glacé cherries, rinsed, dried and quartered.
5. 175g/6oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, snipped into pieces.
6. 75g/3oz mixed candied peel, finely chopped.
7. 4 tbsp brandy, plus extra brandy for ‘feeding’ the cake.
8. 275g/10 oz plain flour.

What was Winston Churchill Favourite cake?

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Churchill’s fruit cake. This cake was one of Winston Churchill’s favourites. It originates from Churchill’s long-standing cook, Georgina Landemare who catered for Winston during the war at Downing Street and then at his family home, Chartwell in Kent.

Why were raisins called plums?

Some believe that raisins, or currants, were also referred to as plums (or plumb) in England. The recipe was abundant in raisins, hence the name. In the last two centuries since it first travelled out of England, the plum cake has reached every corner of the world.

Is Christmas cake the same as fruit cake?

A Christmas cake is a rich cake containing dried fruits and usually having a covering with icing and marzipan. Sometimes, we also call it a fruitcake. A traditional English cake has currants, sultanas, and raisins, which have soaked in rum or brandy.

Can I use rum instead of brandy in Christmas cake?

You can use standard rum, whisky or brandy. I wouldn’t use the most expensive variety – the sugar in the cake and the sugars in the fruit add a lot of sweet richness to the cake, so it’s difficult to tell the difference between an expensive brand or a cheaper brand of spirit anyway.

Does fruit cake contain alcohol?

Most American mass-produced fruitcakes are alcohol-free, but those made according to traditional recipes are saturated with liqueurs or brandy and covered in powdered sugar, both of which prevent mold.