Dundee Cake

Dundee Cake is a traditional Scottish fruit cake with rich flavour.

I got to know about this cake in my college, I searched about it and tried baking it at home. The almond arrangement on top of the cake makes it very fascinating for me. It tastes like a normal fruit cake but the almonds not only add the aesthetic appeal but also gives a subtle taste and texture to the cake.

This is a perfect tea cake and can be stored for a week in an airtight container. Do give this recipe a try and share your experience in the comment section!

Happy Baking!

Dundee Cake

Ankit Mishra

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Prep Time 45 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 1 hr 20 mins

Course Dessert

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

• 100 gm Butter
• 100 gm Powdered Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 150 gm Refined Flour
• 5 ml Vanilla Essence
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 50 gm Dried Currants
• 50 gm Peeled Almonds
• 1 Lemon Zest

Instructions

 

• In a bowl soak almonds for half hour, peel-off the skin and keep aside.
• Preheat oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Put the butter in a large bowl and beat well until soft. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla essence and mix well.
• Add the eggs to the creamed butter and sugar, keep whisking till eggs get properly incorporated in the butter-sugar mix.
• Sieve in flour and baking powder, gently fold in the flour to form a smooth batter. Add currants and mix it.
• Transfer batter to a greased 6" (diameter) cake tin. Arrange almonds on top in a circular pattern.
• Bake at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes or till the top turns golden brown in color. Let it cool for an hour after baking.

  Enjoy!!