This tall, rich Christmas Cake is made with rum-soaked fruits, warm spices, nuts, and dark caramel, then covered with marzipan and rustic royal icing. A classic holiday centerpiece that looks stunning and tastes even better with time. Christmas cake is a traditional British fruit cake covered with marzipan and decorated in royal icing.
This recipe can be made in advance. This is a recipe for the best fruitcake: it's a white fruitcake, topped with marzipan and brandy frosting. This is our favorite Christmas cake!
Ready to bake the ultimate festive treat? Discover how to make a classic Christmas cake, layered with rich marzipan and finished with smooth, snowy icing. Let's bring holiday magic to your kitchen! When it becomes more doughy in consistency and cool enough not to burn you, knead with hands, dusting with icing sugar to keep from sticking.
Using a rolling pin, roll out the marzipan into sheets roughly the size and shape of the surface of the cake to be iced. Remove cake from pan and trim uneven edges so that it sits flat. A quick and flavorful Christmas cake made withdried fruits, marzipan, and festive spices, perfect for a last.
The marzipan layer on a wedding or Christmas cake makes the final icing neater. Marzipan Fruit Cake Recipe: A cake to warm the heart as much as it delights the taste buds. Bake a delicious fruit cake topped with smooth marzipan and sweet apricot jam.
- One of hundreds of delicious recipes from Dr. Oetker! This recipe creates a rich, moist fruit cake perfect for the holiday season.
The marzipan and royal icing add a festive touch. Ingredients Fruit and marinade: 4 cups (640g) mixed fruit (raisins. This marzipan fruitcake is a butter cake made with lots of moist fruits and nuts along with sweet almond paste or marzipan.
A surprising simple and easy cake recipe to make for the holiday season. Perfect for the Christmas sweets tray.