With only a few weeks to go until the big festivities begin, how are you getting on with shopping for presents and party dresses? If you’re still looking for the perfect dress then why not view our evening wear collection – we’ve got loads of gorgeous evening dresses and party wear just perfect for this season. Today however, we’re talking cake. Christmas Stollen in fact. It’s a yummy, traditionally German Christmas cake that’s easy to bake and spot on for the festive period.
What will I need?
1 large egg
1/3 cup white sugar
Pinch of salt
½ cup soft butter
2 ½ cups bread flour
75g currants
75g sultana raisins
50g red candied cherries, finely chopped
6 ounces of marzipan
1 small cup of warm milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
How do I make it?
Firstly, take the warm milk and dissolve the yeast in this. Leave it for ten minutes until it’s thick and creamy.
Then, take a large bowl and mix the yeast mixture with your egg, white sugar, salt, butter– make sure you beat this well, adding in the flour as you go. Once the dough begins to stick together, roll it out on a floured surface and knead in your raisins, cherries and currants until smooth.
Then you’ll need to take a large bowl and oil it. Take your dough and roll it around in the oil, then cover it with a damp cloth and leave it to rise in a warm location for about one hour until it rises.
After one hour, deflate the dough and place it on a lightly floured surface again. Roll out your marzipan into a rope and place in the middle of the dough. Fold the dough and close the seams together so your marzipan is sealed inside.
Once this is done you’ll need to grease a baking sheet and place the dough seam side down, covering with a damp cloth. Again, let this rise for about half an hour and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
After half an hour, pop the stolen in the oven for ten minutes and then reduce the heat to 250 degrees and bake for forty minutes until golden brown. Take it out of the oven and dust with icing sugar and cinnamon.
There you go – we said it was relatively easy! There are a few steps involved but it’s definitely worth making this classic dish as an addition to your Christmas cooking this year, what do you think?