Hot toddy fruitcake
This fabulous Christmas cake can be made and decorated in four very different ways. Just choose your
favourite
Santa's stocking cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Ready in 30 minutes, plus drying
- Easy
Skip to ingredients
- 18-23cm fruit cake covered with marzipanand ready-to-roll white icing
- 250g ready-to-roll white icing(see 'Try' tip)
- pink, green and orange food colouring(or use colours of your choice)
- 1 quantity soft royal icing(see 'Try' tip)
- thin red ribbon
- orange, green and pink Smartiesplus 3 small gift boxes
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal0
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein0g
- salt0glow
Method
step 1
Knead the ready-to-roll icing until smooth, then split into three equal pieces and colour each with colouring. Roll out to approx ½cm thickness and, using a template, cut out eight stocking shapes. Set aside.
step 2
Make the royal icing and colour as before. With the end of a skewer, dot small 'spots' all over the stocking shapes (or use a piping bag). Set aside to dry. Keep the coloured icing covered with cling film until later.
step 3
Fix the ribbon around the top edge of the cake, using a thin line of icing to help it stick. Using a little leftover coloured icing, ‘hang’ the stockings on the cake, just underneath the ribbon, in alternating colours. Top the cake with Smartie-filled boxes and scatter Smarties over the cake and cake board.
