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Pineapple Cherry Christmas Log Cake
Chock full of glace & dried fruits soaked in liqueur, this cake is perfect to serve with coffee.
makes 1 cake
15 min prep
ingredients
| 1 cup (200g) glace pineapple ½ cup (100g) glace cherries 1 cup sultanas ½ cup chopped fresh dates ½ cup chopped dried figs ¼ cup liqueur (eg. Cointreau, Brandy) ¾ cup plain flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ¾ cup castor sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1½ cups mixed unsalted nuts( brazil, hazelnuts, almonds) Glaze 1 tablespoon Brandy ¼ cup apricot conserve Place all glaze ingredients into a microwave safe jug and heat on HIGH for 30 seconds. |
instructions
step 1
Combine glace pineapple, glace cherries, and remaining fruit in a large bowl. Pour over liqueur. Cover and soak fruit overnight.
step 2
In a large bowl sift together plain flour, baking powder and sugar. Add eggs, soaked fruit and nuts and stir until well combined.
step 3
Spoon mixture into a baking paper lined 20cm x 10 cm loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven at 140°C for 2-2½ hours. Allow cake to cool slightly in the tin before turning out onto a cake cooler. When cake is cooled, brush with glaze.
recipe tip
Store in refrigerator.
nutritional information
| Qty per serving | QTY PER 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1510kJ (360Cal) | 1400kJ (334Cal) |
| Protein | 5.5g | 5.1g |
| Fat - Total | 12.5g | 11.6g |
| - Saturated | 1.6g | 1.5g |
| Carbohydrate | 51.0g | 47.4g |
| - Sugars | 44.5g | 41.3g |
| Dietary Fibre | 3.4g | 3.2g |
| Sodium | 37mg | 34mg |
| Potassium | 318mg | 295mg |
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Pineapple Cherry Christmas Log Cake
Pineapple Cherry Christmas Log Cake
Chock full of glace & dried fruits soaked in liqueur, this cake is perfect to serve with coffee.
ingredients
1 cup (200g) glace pineapple
½ cup (100g) glace cherries
1 cup sultanas
½ cup chopped fresh dates
½ cup chopped dried figs
¼ cup liqueur (eg. Cointreau, Brandy)
¾ cup plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup castor sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1½ cups mixed unsalted nuts( brazil, hazelnuts, almonds)
Glaze
1 tablespoon Brandy
¼ cup apricot conserve
Place all glaze ingredients into a microwave safe jug and heat on HIGH for 30 seconds.
instructions
step 1
Combine glace pineapple, glace cherries, and remaining fruit in a large bowl. Pour over liqueur. Cover and soak fruit overnight.
step 2
In a large bowl sift together plain flour, baking powder and sugar. Add eggs, soaked fruit and nuts and stir until well combined.
step 3
Spoon mixture into a baking paper lined 20cm x 10 cm loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven at 140°C for 2-2½ hours. Allow cake to cool slightly in the tin before turning out onto a cake cooler. When cake is cooled, brush with glaze.
makes 1 15 min prep recipe tip
Store in refrigerator.
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