Amaretto Glazed Fruit Recipes

AMARETTO CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/140Fan/300F/Gas Mark 2.
• It's definitely worth taking the time to line your cake tin correctly to protect the cake during its long baking time.
• Grease a loose bottomed 23cm round cake tin (10cm deep) and line the base and sides with non stick baking paper. Cut out a circle of baking paper, using the base of your tin as a template.
• To line the sides, cut a strip of baking paper a little longer than the circumference of the tin and about 3 inches higher. Fold it 1 inch along its length, then using scissors make little snips up to the fold line, making a fringe along the length. It should now fit snugly inside the cake tin. Finally, fit your circle over the top, covering the fringe.
• Place the dried fruits in a large saucepan with the Amaretto, butter, sugar, Orange zest and juice, lemon zest, treacle, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg.
• Gently bring to a simmer, stirring, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the mixture sit for at least 1 hour. I've often done this in advance and left it overnight.
• When you're ready to bake the cake, pour the soaked fruit mixture into a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, then stir in the flour, baking powder and ground almonds. Stir until everything is well combined.
• Pour into the lined tin and bake for 2-2 1/2 hours or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Leave to cool completely in the tin.
• When the cake is completely cold, poke a few holes in the cake, drizzle with a little Amaretto, then wrap in a double layer of baking paper and foil and store in an airtight container.

AMARETTO GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. In a saucepan, stir together brown sugar, honey and orange juice.
• 2. Simmer, stir frequently until sugar dissolves and glaze thickens.
• 3. Remove from heat, stir in Amaretto.
• 4. Place breads or cake on a rack which is placed over a rimmed pan to catch drips. You will use the glaze again.
• 5. Pour glaze over breads or cake. Whatever drips off, pour over bread or cake again.

AMARETTO

Steps:

• Combine water and sugars in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the mixture is boiling, and all of the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir vodka, almond extract and vanilla extract into the mixture. Store in a sealed bottle.

AMARETTO GLAZE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Add the brown sugar and amaretto to a small pan. Heat under a low to medium heat on the stovetop until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat to low. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Mix until completely combined. Remove from heat and drizzle over pastry, bread, or cake immediately.