Down under Christmas Cake

Recipe by Chef Vijesh Modi, Sous Chef from The Deltin Daman

INGREDIENTS

• 200g brazil nuts

• 1 cup (150g) macadamias

• 250g pitted dates, halved

• 200g glace cherries

• 100g raisins

• 100g dried mixed peel

• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

• 2/3 cup (100g) plain cake flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 150g caster sugar

• 3 eggs

• 2 tablespoons brandy

TOPPING

• 1/3 cup (110g) smooth apricot jam

• 200g mixed glace fruits (such as apricots, cherries and pears)

METHOD

1) Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm spring form cake pan.

2) Mix nuts, dried fruits, peel and zest in a bowl. Sift in flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt, and then stir in sugar. Lightly whisk eggs with vanilla, then stir into the cake mixture until well combined. Pour into pan. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

3) Cool cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack over a plate and remove baking paper. Pierce all over with a skewer. Drizzle with brandy, then wrap tightly in foil and leave in a cool, dry place for 2-3 days to ‘mature’.

4) Closer to serving, warm jam in a pan over low heat or in the microwave until runny. Arrange the glace fruits over the top of the cake in a decorative pattern, then brush with warm jam to set in place.

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