Renaissance Faire Twelfth Night Cake

By Hklbrries

The legend behind the cake says that the person who gets the nut (sometimes a stone or dried bean is used) in his or her piece of cake is king for the night.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 tbsp brandy
• 2 cups flour
• Pinch cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups currants, optional
• 1 1/2 cups raisins, optional
• 1 1/2 cups sultanas, optional
• 1 whole almond
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup candied cherries, optional

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 9-by-12-inch cake tin. Cream the butter and sugar together and stir in the well-beaten eggs and brandy. Sift the flour with a little cinnamon and fold into the butter mixture. Stir in the dried fruits and the almond.

Pour batter into cake tin and bake for three hours at 300 F. Allow to cool for 30 minutes before turning out. Melt the honey and glaze the top of the cake and decorate with candied cherries.