Holiday Blog
Ina Paarman's last-minute Christmas Cake─── 10:00 Mon, 23 Dec 2019
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You thought they hated it, turns out they can’t get enough of it. Your whole family is due to arrive for Christmas lunch and they expect, cake…
You can make one large cake or about 20 muffin tin sized ones.
For the cake batter you will need:
1 kg fruit cake mix
200 g cherries, cut in half
125 g pitted dates, chopped
3 extra large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup (250 ml) canola oil
¾ cup (180 ml) soak water from fruit
1 x 650 g Chocolate Cake Mix 2 T
(30 ml) mixed spice
200 g pecan nuts, chopped
½ cup (125 ml) brandy
White glacé icing
1 x 250 g Ina Paarman’s Vanilla Icing Kit
4 T (60 ml) milk powder or cremora
2 t (10 ml) butter
1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh lemon juice
a little boiling water
Find the full method here.
