Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of family-bonding.
Today’s Traveller invites Pastry Chef Lenin Raj, Hilton Chennai to share his favourite Christmas Delight.
Christmas Cake with Royal Icing Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 gm sugar
- 400 gm cooking butter
- 7 eggs
- 375 gm flour
- 500 gm mixed dry fruits
- 50 gm caramel color
- 120 ml brandy
- 120 ml rum
- For marzipan:
- 200 gm almonds
- 2 egg whites
- 100 gm milk
- 200 gm sugar
- 1 drop almond essence
- For Royal Icing:
- 200 gm icing sugar
- 200 gm stiff white eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Methods
- Add all the ingredients together into a mixing bowl and blend well.
- Grease mould with butter and put cake mixture into mould.
- Heat the oven to 190 degree C and bake cake for 45 minutes.
- Make sure that the cake is well baked and de-mould and cool for 45 minutes.
For the marzipan:
- Make an almond paste and add the egg whites, milk, sugar, essence, color and make leaves and flowers.
- Make the royal icing by mixing all ingredients and spread over the cake.
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