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Sourdough Christmas Cake

A community recipe by jtcw

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Introduction

This is from Yoke Mardewi's book called Wild Sourdough.

Ingredients

Serves: 6-8

Metric Cups

For the Fruit and Liqueur Mixture

150 grams sultanas (mix with raisins and currants)
150 grams raisins (or muscats)
150 grams currants
200 grams black cherries (dried)
100 grams candied orange peel
100 grams dried apricots
100 grams soft dried figs
100 grams nuts (of your choice - optional)
100 grams brandy (or whisky or liqueur of your choice)

For the Flour and Spice Mixture

250 grams plain flour (organic, or organic cake flour)
1½ teaspoons mixed spice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger (or cloves)

For the Butter Mixture

300 grams butter (organic)
300 grams rapadura sugar
100 grams dark brown muscovado sugar (or dark brown sugar or molasses sugar)
½ teaspoon sea salt
6 large eggs (organic)
500 grams sourdough
water (mix with sourdough to make starters - ratio of 1:1 flour to water)
50 grams treacle

For the Fruit and Liqueur Mixture

5⅓ ounces golden raisins (mix with raisins and currants)
5⅓ ounces raisins (or muscats)
5⅓ ounces Zante currants
7 ounces black cherries (dried)
3½ ounces candied orange peel
3½ ounces dried apricots
3½ ounces soft dried figs
3½ ounces nuts (of your choice - optional)
3½ ounces brandy (or whisky or liqueur of your choice)

For the Flour and Spice Mixture

8⅚ ounces all-purpose flour (organic, or organic cake flour)
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger (or cloves)

For the Butter Mixture

10⅗ ounces butter (organic)
10⅗ ounces rapadura sugar
3½ ounces dark brown sugar (or dark brown sugar or molasses sugar)
½ teaspoon sea salt
6 large eggs (organic)
17⅔ ounces sourdough
water (mix with sourdough to make starters - ratio of 1:1 flour to water)
1¾ ounces molasses

Method

Sourdough Christmas Cake is a community recipe submitted by jtcw and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Mix together fruits and liqueur and allow to marinate overnight.

Sift together flour and spice mixture.

Beat butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time.

Using a spatula or low speed mixer, add the flour mixture, white sourdough starter and treacle.

Using a spatula, add the fruits and nuts until they are evenly distributed.

Ferment the dough for approximately 6 hours or overnight (in winter). The dough will increase to about 1 1/2 times its original size.

Divide the dough into two 18 cm diameter round tins or one 26-28 cm tins or 25 medium size muffins (150 g each).

Bake in preheated oven at 180 celcius (fan-forced) on the lower third rack for 10-15 minutes then reduce heat to 140 celcius and bake for 2-3 hours until golden brown (45 minutes for muffin size cakes). Cover the top of the cake with aluminum foil if it browns too quickly.

Once the cakes are out of the oven, brush generously with a liqueur of your choice.

Cake is best eaten after a month or two. Keep in a cool place wrapped in waxed paper and aluminum foil. The cake will also keep in the fridge or freezer for 3 months.

Mix together fruits and liqueur and allow to marinate overnight.

Sift together flour and spice mixture.

Beat butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time.

Using a spatula or low speed mixer, add the flour mixture, white sourdough starter and molasses.

Using a spatula, add the fruits and nuts until they are evenly distributed.

Ferment the dough for approximately 6 hours or overnight (in winter). The dough will increase to about 1 1/2 times its original size.

Divide the dough into two 18 cm diameter round tins or one 26-28 cm tins or 25 medium size muffins (150 g each).

Once the cakes are out of the oven, brush generously with a liqueur of your choice.

Cake is best eaten after a month or two. Keep in a cool place wrapped in waxed paper and aluminum foil. The cake will also keep in the fridge or freezer for 3 months.

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What 1 Other has said

Hi there. Planning to make this great sounding cake, but wonder if, once made, it should/can be fed each week with alcohol until Christmas? Christine M

Posted by Christine M on 25th October 2015

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