{"id":33134,"date":"2015-12-07T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=33134"},"modified":"2015-12-07T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:04:58","slug":"james-martin-christmas-cake-recipe-on-home-comforts-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/33134\/james-martin-christmas-cake-recipe-on-home-comforts-at-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"James Martin Christmas cake recipe on Home Comforts at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James Martin make a delicious classic Christmas cake with malt whisky and candid fruit on Home Comforts at Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>James says: &#8220;The key to a good Christmas cake, is to feed it with a good amount of alcohol. Which alcohol you choose is up to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ingredients for the cake are: 100g chopped dried apricots, 175g sultanas, 150g raisins, 100g glac\u00e9 cherries, washed, dried and halved, 75g stem ginger, chopped, 125ml single malt whisky, plus extra for feeding, 1 orange, zest and juice, 175g soft dark brown sugar, 175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing, 3 free-range eggs, 175g plain flour, 1 tsp ground mixed spice and 1 tsp ground ginger.<\/p>\n<p>For the icing: 200g icing sugar, 1 free-range egg white, 1 tbsp glycerine and 150g mixed whole glac\u00e9 fruit, such as dates, cherries and oranges, halved or sliced, to decorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-cake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-cake.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"christmas cake\" width=\"570\" height=\"316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-cake.png 570w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-cake-300x166.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-cake-200x110.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/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":"James Martin make a delicious classic Christmas cake with malt whisky and candid fruit on Home Comforts at Christmas. 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