Halloween

Name: Halloween
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) caster sugar; 250 g (9 oz) fine self-raising cake flour; 250 g (9 oz) butter, softened; 4 medium eggs; 1 heaped tablespoon ground cinnamon; 700 g (1 lb 7 oz) fresh ripe autumn fruits peeled and chopped into even-sized chunks (apples, pears, plums); 3 tablespoons milk; 2 dessertspoons honey; 50 g (2 oz) softened butter; 50 g (2 oz) hazelnuts or walnuts; 50 g (2 oz) undyed glacé cherries; 2 egg yolks

Halloween Cake with Charms

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

About

Fruit and nuts in this cake make their own earthy connections with birth and death as Halloween revellers celebrate the old Celtic New year.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) caster sugar
250 g (9

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
New Year
Halloween

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas 4.

Line a 25 cm (9 inch) round or square cake tin.