Pumpkin fruit cake with mascarpone cream

Ingredients

  • 55 g sultanas
  • 50 ml dark rum
  • 1 kg pumpkin, (for the puree)
  • 225 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 400 g plain flour
  • 55 g dried cherries
  • 55 g dried cranberries
  • 55 g dates, chopped
  • 85 g raw grated pumpkin
  • 600 g lightlight muscovado sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 300 ml buttermilk or milk
  • 115 g walnuts, chopped
  • grated rind of 1 oranges
  • grated rind of 1 unwaxed lemons
  • juice of 2 oranges
  • icing sugar, (optional)
For the mascarpone cream:

  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 4 tsp brandy
  • 225 g mascarpone
  • 150 ml double cream

Description

For A Different Kind Of Christmas Cake That Will Taste Great Even If You Make It At The Very Last Minute, Try This Simple But Tasty Recipe From Antony Worrall Thompson

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