Scottish dundee cake

So for this season it’s the Scottish fruit cake that is moist, fruity and very chirstmassy. And it is ludicrously straightforward. There is someone I want to thank and that’s Jehanne of “The cooki…

Dundee Cake is one of the most famous traditional Scottish cakes. Usually, it is being made using almonds, currants, sultanas and a wide range of spices.

An authentic Dundee Cake made with the ingredients the original Dundee cakes were made with.

A thoroughly authentic Scottish Dundee Cake recipe! Immediately recognizable by its trademark design of concentrically positioned almonds, this famous orange, raisin and almond cake is one of Scotland's culinary treasures. Wonderfully flavorful and aromatic, it's said to be Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake for tea-time!

Dundee cake is a famous traditional Scottish fruit cake with a rich flavour.

This traditional Scottish fruit cake is packed with a mix of dried fruit and neatly decorated with concentric circles of almonds.

Dundee cake is a traditional Scottish Christmas cake loaded with currants, sultanas and almonds. This cake is typically decorated with concentric circles of blanched almonds which makes this cake unqiue from the rest of the fuit cake recipes.

Dundee Cake is one of those recipes with lots of lore attached. As with all lore, much of it is inaccurate. Was it really created at the end...

This super easy cake is a classic Scottish dessert with a light, citrusy flavor and crumbly texture, similar to a scone. It's filled with two types of raisins and chopped almonds, and then decorated with sliced almonds on top. The perfect cake to serve with afternoon tea.

My Mum’s Christmas cake is a boiled fruitcake, which means some of the ingredients are brought to the boil before the whole mixture is baked.