A fruit and nut topped Christmas cake makes a light and fruity alternative to the traditional version; try Jamie's Fruit and Nut Christmas cake topping. Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas. Fruit and nut Christmas Cake Bring festive cheer to your holiday table with this Fruit and Nut Christmas Cake - a perfect blend of warm spices and rich tastes.
It has a unique twist: the dried mixed fruit is soaked overnight in chocolate milk. Combined with a hint of whisky (or brandy), nutmeg, and cinnamon, this cake is moist, delicious and perfect for sharing with family and friends. If.
Delia's Glazed Nut Topping recipe. This is suitable for all cakes and is good for people who don't like the extra sweetness of icing. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to roast, chop and prepare nuts in our video.
Press the recipe image to play. Jewelled fruit & nut Christmas cake Alison Oakervee's beautiful Christmas cake is topped with fruit and nuts - which avoids the sometimes tricky part of decorating. If you want to have a go at a traditional iced cake though, Waitrose's Ready Rolled Marzipan and Icing with sugar decorations are great shortcuts.
Leave the cake to cool in the tin. Remove from the tin and keep stored in an airtight container - well wrapped in the baking paper/parchment until Christmas. Decorate it with traditional marzipan & icing or a fruit and nut glaze - OR just remove from the paper, decorate with a frill and serve it from an attractive cake platter!
This fabulously moist and nutty Christmas cake is baked with a syrup and nut topping. Moist, rich, dark Christmas fruit cake loaded with delicious all-natural dried fruits and nuts: no artificial candied fruits and no bitter candied peel. The main ingredients for this cake include all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, eggs, butter, milk, vanilla extract for the cake, and a variety of fresh fruits (such as strawberries, blueberries, grapes) and nuts (like almonds, walnuts, pecans) for the topping.
This Christmas cake is perfect for people who don't like the usual solid, dark version. It can be made at the last minute, or in advance and stored in an airtight container (but don't add the topping until a few days before, because it may lose its shine). I've given you two ways to decorate it, but this glazed fruit version is a real showstopper!