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Dundee cake
Helen publishes this traditional Dundee cake through The Orkney News, acknowledging that the Scottish cake has several variations.
About Dundee cake
Helen publishes this traditional Dundee cake through The Orkney News, acknowledging that the Scottish cake has several variations. Her rendition combines mixed fruit and glazed cherries with orange zest and marmalade.
Butter, brown sugar and eggs form the rich batter, with ground almonds adding another nut component. Mixed spice is optional, and this rendition selects the whisky liquid offered by the author.
Blanched almonds are arranged in circles across the surface before baking. The cake remains a single round fruit cake, with its almond pattern providing a distinct finish above the fruit-filled interior.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Almond.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Dundee cake
Helen's traditional Dundee cake, published by The Orkney News.
- Orange zestAromatic
- ButterCooking medium
- Soft brown sugarSweetener
- Plain flourBaseIngredient page not linked
- Baking powderSeasoning
- Mixed spiceSeasoning · Optional
- EggsBinder
- MarmaladeSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Ground almondsBase
- Mixed fruitBaseIngredient page not linked
- Whole glazed cherriesBase
- Blanched almondsTopping
- WhiskyLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Orange zest: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual28 dairy butter confirms Milk.
- Soft brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected29 original over offered caster sugars.
- Plain flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 generic plain flour, cereal identity unprovided.
- Baking powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mixed spice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32 explicitly optional; complete blend unknown.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual33 eggs confirm Egg.
- Marmalade: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source34 marmalade, citrus species unspecified: candidate must remain unresolved.
- Ground almonds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almond source-confirmed. Actual35 ground almonds confirm Almond.
- Mixed fruit: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36 Mixed Fruit, dried status and individual membership not specified.
- Whole glazed cherries: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 named glazed cherries, full glaze formula unspecified.
- Blanched almonds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almond source-confirmed. Actual38 whole surface almonds confirm Almond.
- Whisky: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 whisky selected over milk.
Origins & food traditions
United Kingdom association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Scottish Cuisine
- Scottish cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.