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Amaretto Christmas cake (On the cheap)
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Basic spice mix is fine - but you won't get a dark cake unless you use demerara sugar.
What may push the price of your cake up is the marzipan & fondant icing to cover it, as these aren't cheap.
I'm thinking about just making a little royal icicing on the top and sprinkling with silver balls?I can resist anything but temptation.0 -
I love royal icing - good call! If you want a dark fruit cake but don't want to buy demerara then one or two of tablespoons of black treacle or molasses will do the trick - otherwise I think castor will be fine for flavour because demerara isn't a strong taste like dark brown sugar anyway.0
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I bought some from Aldi earlier this year - £1.39 per box IIRC, and reduced further a couple of weeks ago when I last visited - as I thought I'd have a go at HM stollen this year.What may push the price of your cake up is the marzipan & fondant icing to cover it, as these aren't cheap.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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