Christmas Genoa cake

Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

over 2 hours

Serves

Makes 1 x 23cm/9in cake

Make this delectably moist and fruity cake as an alternative to traditional Christmas cake. It serves 12.

image of mary berry
Mary Berry recipes
From The Great British Bake Off

Ingredients

  • 350g/12oz red or natural (uncoloured) glacé cherries, rinsed, dried and cut into quarters
  • 225g/8oz tinned pineapple in pineapple juice, drained, dried and roughly chopped
  • 50g/2oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped
  • 100g/3½oz blanched almonds, roughly chopped
  • 2 lemons, finely grated zest only
  • 350g/12oz sultanas
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 5 large free-range eggs, lightly beaten
  • 250g/9oz self-raising flour
  • 75g/2½oz ground almonds

For the topping

  • small handful blanched whole almonds
  • small handful walnut halves
  • small handful red or natural (uncoloured) glacé cherries, halved
  • 50g/1¾oz whole orange peel (available from health-food shops), cut into pieces
  • 100g/3½oz apricot jam
scroll to top