My Drunk Kitchen's Christmas Cake Chaos

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins and sultanas

Using fresh fruit can reduce sugar content and cost.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free alternative.

brandy

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Apple juice provides moisture without alcohol.

royal icing

🥗Healthier: whipped cream

💰Cheaper: store-bought frosting

Whipped cream is lighter and easier to prepare.

Find some conveniently placed brandied fruit.

Add some more brandy to the fruit.

Add butter and brown sugar.

Add sugar (unspecified quantity).

Crack an egg using a one-handed trick.

Add treacle, just a little drizzle.

Beat the mixture together.

Add dry ingredients: flour, mixed spices, and baking powder.

Sift the dry ingredients into the mixture.

Mix using your hands.

Put the mixture in a baking tin.

Put it in the oven for an hour at 350°F (180°C).

Wait for the timer to go off.

Once baked, take the cake out of the oven.

Add icing sugar to the cake, using a hand sifting method.

Cooking Techniques

Spice Level:

Allergens