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Dundee Cake

Dundee Cake (Scottish recipe image
This Scottish dessert features Flour, Caster Sugar, Butter or Margarine, Eggs, Currants. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 1
Calories: 2906.7
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This Scottish dessert features Flour, Caster Sugar, Butter or Margarine, Eggs, Currants. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 8 ounce Flour
  • 6 ounce Caster Sugar
  • 6 ounce Butter or Margarine
  • 4 Eggs
  • 4 ounce Currants
  • 4 ounce Raisins
  • 4 ounce Suiltanas
  • 2 ounce Candied Peel
  • 1 ounce Ground Almonds
  • 1 teaspoon Mixed Spices
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 ounce Split Blanched Almonds
Directions
  1. 1
    : Set oven to 325F (163&# 194;°C)/Gas 3.
  2. 2
    Grease an 8 inch round cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.
  3. 3
    Cream the fat and sugar in a bowl.
  4. 4
    Sift the flour, salt and spices together.
  5. 5
    Add the baking powder to the last of the flour.
  6. 6
    Stir in the ground almonds.
  7. 7
    Add the fruit peel.
  8. 8
    Gentley Mix.
  9. 9
    Put into the tin.
  10. 10
    Arrange the split almonds evenly on the top of the cake.
  11. 11
    Bake for about 2 hours.
  12. 12
    After the first hour, if the top is browning too quickly cover with greasproof paper.
  13. 13
    Allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin before turning on to a wire rack.
  14. 14
    The cake will keep for several weeks if wrapped in kitchen foil.
  15. 15
    : :: From the booklet Scottish Teatime Recipes :: Typed in for you

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 2906.7kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 136.4g210%
Saturated Fat 37.0g185%
Cholesterol 186.5mg63%
Sodium 4230.5mg177%
Total Carbohydrate 394.0g132%
Dietary Fiber 15.4g62%
Sugars 227.5g
Protein 40.8g82%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: almonds, baking, blanched, butter, cake, candied, caster, currants, dessert, dundee, eggs, flour, ground, margarine, mixed, peel, powder, raisins, salt, scottish
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