Jamie Magazine
By Georgie Hayden
Fruit & nut topping for Christmas cake
Apricot jam & dried fruit
15 mins
Super easy
serves 12
About the recipe
This fruity cake topping jazzes up any Christmas cake recipe and looks really tempting and festive!
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Ingredients
50g apricot jam
250g glacé or dried fruits, whole or cut into large strips
pecans, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts
Method
- Place the apricot jam in a small pan with a splash of water and simmer on a low heat, then remove from heat and leave to cool a little.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the cake with jam and arrange your fruit on top, starting with the bigger pieces, dotting the smaller fruits and nuts in and around the gaps.
- Finish the cake by brushing everything with a final coat of the apricot glaze to give it a lovely gloss.
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