magical BAKES

Celebratory creations by Edd Kimber to keep you in the festive mood

- EDD KIMBER 

spiced brandy butter and candied orange cake

2 HOURS + COOLING + CHILLING | SERVES 15 A LITTLE EFFORT

This spectacular cake, full of spice and winter flavours of orange and brandy is a great alternative for those who don’t like a traditional Christmas cake. Decorated with candied orange, the recipe makes more than you need but the extra candied orange can be a great edible gift or a little sweet treat served when friends visit. Alternatively, skip step 1 and buy whole glacé clementines and whole orange peel (available from buywholefoodsonline.co.uk), dust the whole clementines in caster sugar and cut the candied orange into strips to get our signature cover look.

Kerrygold Pure Irish Salted Butter 225g, plus extra for the tin

plain flour 325g

cornflour 25g

baking powder 4 1/2 tsp

mixed spice 4 tsp

ground ginger 1 tsp

ground nutmeg 1 /2 tsp

caster sugar 350g

orange 1, zested

eggs 3

vanilla bean paste 1 tsp

natural yogurt 250ml

BRANDY BUTTERCREAM

egg whites 3

caster sugar 240g

Kerrygold Pure Irish Salted Butter 360g

brandy 2 tbsp, plus 1 tbsp for the syrup

vanilla bean paste 1 tsp

CANDIED ORANGE PEEL

navel oranges 2 large

caster sugar 300g, plus 2 tbsp