{"id":112061,"date":"2016-11-18T12:31:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=112061"},"modified":"2016-11-18T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:47:10","slug":"selasis-boozy-christmas-cake-recipe-on-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/112061\/selasis-boozy-christmas-cake-recipe-on-this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Selasi&#8217;s boozy Christmas cake recipe on This Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Selasi from the Great British Bake Off served up a delicious boozy rum-fuelled Christmas cake on This Morning.<\/p>\n<p>Selasi says: &#8220;After baking, keep the cake wrapped in parchment paper and top it up with rum each week between now and Christmas to prevent it drying out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ingredients are: 320g currants, 220g sultanas, 220g raisins, 75g glace cherries, 75g candied peel, zest of one orange, zest of one lemon, 130ml rum, 225g unsalted butter, 4 large eggs, 225g dark soft brown sugar, 230g plain flour, \u00bd tsp baking powder, \u00bd tsp ground nutmeg, 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 35g blanched almonds, chopped, 30g brazil nuts, chopped and 1 tbsp black treacle.<\/p>\n<p>To decorate:<\/p>\n<p>For the syrup: 100ml water , Juice of 1 orange, 55g caster sugar, two oranges (sliced thinly diagonally) and one orange (sliced thinly diagonally and dusted with cinnamon and baked on low heat until brown).<\/p>\n<p>For the topping: A selection of fresh figs, cinnamon sticks, fresh cranberries, fresh rosemary, red Currants, Icing sugar, to dust on top of fruits, Apricot Jam, warmed and Red ribbon to tie a bow around the cake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-cake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-cake.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"christmas cake\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112064\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-cake.png 500w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-cake-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* food and drink *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3648486817\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Selasi from the Great British Bake Off served up a delicious boozy rum-fuelled Christmas cake on This Morning. 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