Dundee Cake
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Dundee Cake is a famous traditional Scottish
fruit cake with a rich flavour.
The cake is often made with currants, sultanas and almonds; sometimes, fruit peel may be added to it. The cake originated in nineteenth century Scotland, and was originally made as a mass produced cake by the marmalade
company called Keiller's. Keiller's marmalade
company first produced the cake commercially, and have been claimed to be the originators of the term "Dundee Cake". However, similar fruit cakes cakes were produced across Scotland
. The top of the cake is typically decorated with concentric circles of almonds. Today, the cakes are often sold in supermarkets all throughout the United Kingdom
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
fruit cake with a rich flavour.
The cake is often made with currants, sultanas and almonds; sometimes, fruit peel may be added to it. The cake originated in nineteenth century Scotland, and was originally made as a mass produced cake by the marmalade
Marmalade
Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits, boiled with sugar and water. The benchmark citrus fruit for marmalade production in Britain is the "Seville orange" from Spain, Citrus aurantium var...
company called Keiller's. Keiller's marmalade
Keiller's marmalade
Keiller's marmalade, named after its creator Janet Keiller, is believed to have been the first commercial brand of marmalade, produced in Dundee, Scotland....
company first produced the cake commercially, and have been claimed to be the originators of the term "Dundee Cake". However, similar fruit cakes cakes were produced across Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The top of the cake is typically decorated with concentric circles of almonds. Today, the cakes are often sold in supermarkets all throughout the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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