Marks & Spencer Christmas Cake Kit 1385g

M&S Christmas Cake Kit

Making baking easier this festive season with our Christmas cake mix kit. This kit contains all the ingredients you need to make the cake, ready to roll icing, marzipan and edible decorations to make a rich and indulgent with brandy-soaked fruit cake. Simply add butter, eggs an orange and a touch of apricot jam. Makes a 20cm cake.

United Kingdom

Shopping List
In addition you will need: 160g unsalted butter (at room temperature) 3 medium eggs, (at room temperature) 20g apricot jam (mixed with 1 tsp water) Orange (zested plus 1 tbsp of juice) 30g Icing sugar (to dust work surface)
Equipment
20cm deep loose bottomed round cake tin, greased with butter
Baking paper

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 150°C / Fan 130°C / Gas mark 2.
2. Prepare the tin: line the base & sides with a double layer of baking paper. Then make a 'lid' out of baking paper. Do this by cutting a circle slightly smaller than the diameter of the cake tin. Cut a 20p sized hole in the centre and set aside.
3. Remove 1 heaped tbsp of the cake flour mix and stir through the brandy-soaked fruits. Set aside.
4. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 5. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well in-between. Fold in the flour.
6. Stir in the orange zest and 1 tbsp orange juice. Fold in the floured dried fruit.
7. Spoon the mixture into the tin and smooth the surface level. Make a deep well in the centre of the cake and place the prepared lid on top.
8. Bake in the middle of the oven for 2-2 ½ hours.
9. As all ovens vary - after 2 hours, check the cake is cooked by inserting a skewer into the centre of the cake.
-The skewer should come out clean.
- If it does not, place the cake back in the oven to be baked for a further 15 minutes.
- Test again and repeat if required.
- The cake should take no longer than 3 hours to cook.
- The cake will be a dark golden brown with a soft spring when gently pressed & a thin aerated crust layer on the top.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to stand in the tin for a further 1 hour. Then remove from the tin and allow to completely cool on a wire rack.

To Decorate
Cut off the top of the cake so it is flat. Place on a decorative plate or cake board.

Marzipan
1. Dust the work surface with icing sugar, shape the marzipan into a ball & roll into a circle so it is slightly bigger than the diameter of the cake.
2. Brush the loosened apricot jam over the top of the cake & place the marzipan on top.

Ready to Roll Icing
1. Weigh 100g of ready to roll icing, set aside.
2. Dust the work surface with icing sugar, shape the remaining icing into a ball & roll into a circle slightly bigger than the diameter of the cake.
3. Brush a little water over the marzipan & place the icing on top.
4. Take the remaining 100g of icing & roll to 0.5cm thick.
5. Push out the holly leaf stencil printed on the box.
6. Place on top of the rolled icing and cut around the stencil.
7. Repeat 3 times to have 3 holly leaf cut outs. Using the remaining icing roll 3 little balls for the berries.
8. Brush the bottom of each holly leaf and balls with a little water.
9. Place on top of the cake.

Box

Box - Recycle

Full Product Name:
Christmas cake kit containing brandy soaked mixed fruit, white icing, marzipan, flour and spice blend and soft dark brown sugar

Storage:
Store in a cool, dry place.

Safety Warning:
May contain fruit stones. Some natural fibres and stalks may be present.

Usage:
16 Servings

Additional Information:
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