Dan Lepard's cake is very easy to make with a moist crumb and no need to soak the fruit – it's ideal for ... When cold, spoon the top liberally with brandy, whisky or boiled orange juice ...

The brandy is rich and robust, with a pronounced palate weight. It features dried fruit, vanilla, and oak flavors with a smooth, sweet, complex finish. A worker at a cooperage in Jerez places one ...

Fold in the flour, ground almonds, cinnamon and mixed spice. Stir in the dried fruit, zest and brandy. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake in the oven for four hours, or until a skewer ...

Food experts at Delicious said: "Mary Berry’s rich traditional Christmas cake recipe is filled to the brim with fruit, as well as almonds, brandy and treacle. It’s one of the absolute best if ...

In the UK, the Twelfth Night cake was very similar to a Christmas cake, a dense fruit cake with nuts and spices. In Europe, the cake is a bit lighter and can be a brioche style large doughnut shape ...

In our tried-and-true recipe for Fruitcake, brandy ties everything together with a nice, fruit-forward bow. It's used to soften the abundant fruit in the cake (2 1/2 pounds, to be exact!) but more ...

It is a traditional cake made primarily with dried fruits like raisins, prunes, and walnuts, and often soaked in alcohol (such as rum or brandy) or fruit juices to enhance their flavour and texture.

a traditional British dessert made of steamed sponge cake packed with fruit. It's dense and filled with warming spices that ramp up the holiday feel and, in some cases, are served with brandy ...

It is also called the Kerala Plum Cake, and is a dark, rich cake with candied fruits, currants and spices. A tender crumb, an ...

Rating: 4/5 Aldi's specially selected cake is a real showstopper. The cake is rich with lashings of brandy and the fruit has a nice bite to it, but the booze is a little too strong and overpowering.