Festive Christmas Cake Traybake
A delightful and easy cake perfect for holiday celebrations, combining traditional flavors with simple baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g unsalted butter
- 200g sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 300g all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 200g mixed dried fruits
- 100g chopped nuts
- 100g marzipan (optional)
- 100g icing sugar (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then fold into the mixture.
- Stir in the dried fruits and nuts.
- Pour the batter into a greased traybake pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before decorating with marzipan and icing sugar.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. For longer storage, freeze individual pieces wrapped tightly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Christmas cake, holiday baking, traybake
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