Dundee cake

Name: Dundee cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 575 g (1 lb 2½ oz) raisins, chopped; 100 g (3¼ oz) chopped mixed peel; 50 g (1¾ oz) apricot jam; 150 g (5 oz) blanched almonds; 100 g (3¼ oz) ground almonds; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 350 g (11¼ oz) plain flour; 1 tablespoon marmalade; 6 eggs, lightly beaten; 225 g (7¼ oz) dark brown sugar; 225 g (7¼ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 30 ml (1 fl oz) dark rum

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Cakes

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

A classic Scottish fruitcake made with raisins, candied citrus peel, almonds and flavoured with rum. With its traditional almond-covered top, Dundee cake is popular at tea time both in Scotland and throughout Britain.

Ingredients

575 g (1 lb 2½ oz) raisins, chopped
100

Europe
Vegetarian
Cake
Scotland

Method

Preheat the oven to warm 160°C (315°F/Gas 2-3). Double line a 20 cm (8 inch