Tag

Christmas

  • Blog

    Dresden Stollen

    Excellent, would do again… But I would add the central marzipan rod… It may or may not be traditional, but I missed it here. The quantities given here are huge, easily enough for 3 large stollen. German Baking – Jürgen Krauss, Pg. 164

  • Blog

    Cinnamon Fruit (Christmas) Cake

    Double the mixture makes 3 of the small round tins. Threw in some clove spice also. Fruit was mixed with cointreau, also used to feed the cake. The small tins used took around 1 hour 30 minutes to bake, though I forgot to note the exact timing it will be around this, and they came out just correct with no blackening. Only matured for 3 weeks, and would perhaps have benefited for a longer period.  However it’s a good cake with a tender, non-stodgy crumb.  Very pronounced, plump raisins and I wonder if in the more cakey less sticky and…