Glazed Fruit Cake Decoration

Place the cake on a board or flat surface.

Glazed fruit cake decoration. Spoon the glazed fruits and nuts over the top of the cake to decorate. The red colour of the glace cherries and the green of the angelica really add a colourful festive touch to your cake. Countdown has a fantastic range of nuts and dried fruit in their baking section and leading up to christmas so many of them are on price lockdown or special. Fold in the flour and spices followed by the dried fruit and any juices.

Bring it to a very. Christmas is just a month away. Wait about 30 minutes for the candy to set. Use any type of fruit preserve or jam you like.

Don t get caught short. I won t tell i promise. Mix very well so that there won t be any lumps. To decorate the cake combine the water rum and tate lyle dark muscovado sugar in a small pan set over a low heat.

Wrap a festive ribbon around the cake. The glaze also gives your cake an eye catching sheen. It works well with all fruit. Pin it for later.

A gelatin based glaze has the shine of hard candy glaze without the hard crunch. From this liquid take 4 tbsp and place into a cup or bowl combine with potato starch. Instructions make fruit cake glaze mix water with lemon juice. Turn into the prepared cake tin gently firming and levelling the mixture as you go.

If you want to match your cake filling to the decoration check out our suggested video below on how to make a nut. Because fruitcakes are often prepared months in advance a glaze is necessary to lock in moisture and guarantee a flavorful cake. Wrap in foil between feeding the cake and store in an airtight container. Bake for about 3 hours until a skewer inserted in to the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Poke holes in the cake with a fine skewer or cocktail stick and then drip about 2 tablespoons of the rum over the top each time. Coating the fruit with a clear glaze helps preserve its natural beauty adds a glossy sheen and can even sometimes bring an added. Decorating a cake in this way is so easy and looks so effective. Vary the selection of fruit and nuts for the topping as desired.

Of course if decorating the cake with glazed cherries and nuts goes wrong it s probably time to make another big batch of mulled wine or to pour yourself a brandy. If the top is uneven trim with a sharp knife to make a flat surface. Stand to allow the topping to stick. If you re topping your cake with additional pieces of fruit apply the glaze after arranging the fruit.

So i raided their baking section to come up with the ingredients for my glazed fruit and nut topping. Cool on a wire rack then remove from the tin. Bring remaining water to a boil add 2 tbsp sugar or less then add the starch liquid. Dip the skewered fruit in the glaze as soon as it stops bubbling and place it on an oiled wire rack or sheet pan.

Delicate berries and soft fruits begin to deteriorate quickly once they re used to decorate your cakes or tarts whether from browning or simply drying out as their fresh juices evaporate into the unforgiving air. To make a gelatin based glaze.