Dundee cake
“Discover the joy of making Dundee cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Dundee cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Dundee cake represents the best of British cooking—hearty, comforting, and deeply satisfying. Modern British cuisine has evolved far beyond its reputation, embracing quality ingredients and refined techniques.
This dish proves that British food can be both comforting and impressive.
📋 Dundee cake
📝 Ingredients
- •100g Almonds
- •180g Butter
- •180g Muscovado Sugar
- •Zest of 1 Orange
- •3 tbs Apricot Jam
- •225g Plain Flour
- •1 tsp Baking Powder
- •3 Large Eggs
- •100g Ground Almonds
- •2 tbs Milk
- •500g Dried Fruit
- •100g Glace Cherry
- •1 tbs Milk
- •2 tsp Caster Sugar
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Put the almonds into a small bowl and pour over boiling water to just cover. Leave for 5 mins then drain in a sieve and leave to dry.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 180C/160 C fan/Gas Mark 4. Line a deep loose-based 20cm cake tin with baking parchment.
- 3
Put the butter in a large bowl and beat well until soft. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the orange zest and apricot jam.
- 4
Sieve together the flour and baking powder. Add the eggs to the creamed butter and sugar, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. If the mixture starts to curdle, stir in a little flour.
- 5
Add the remaining flour and ground almonds and mix well. Mix in the milk and then add the dried fruit and cherries and mix gently together.
- 6
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and spread level using the back of a spoon. Arrange the whole almonds close together in neat circles on the top of the cake. Bake in the oven for 45 mins.
- 7
Lower the oven temperature to 160C/140 C fan/Gas Mark 3 and cook for a further 60–80 minutes. Check the cake after 50 minutes by inserting a wooden or metal skewer into the cake. When it’s done it should have just a few crumbs attached. Check every 10 minutes - it’s important not to overcook this cake so the centre will be a little soft.
- 8
When cooked, remove the cake briefly from the oven, put the milk and sugar into a small pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Brush over the top of the cake and return the cake to the oven for 2-3 mins. Remove and allow the cake to cool in the tin. When quite cold remove from the tin and wrap in foil and keep for at least 2 days before cutting.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Dundee cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Almonds
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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