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The fruity cake is cooked in a low plate and then cut into twelve bricks. A thin layer of white marzipan covers only one edge of each brick as a buildup of snow. The photo shows part of the portions.
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Snowy Christmas Fruitcake Bricks

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The fruity cake is cooked in a low plate and then cut into twelve bricks. A thin layer of white marzipan covers only one edge of each brick as a buildup of snow.

Mould 24 x 18 x 5 cm, twelve squares of 6 x 6 cm, 12 parts / Butter paste garnished with macerated fruits then slow cooking

12Indicative portions
45 minPreparation
1 h 20Baking
13 hRest & Cooling
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The fruity cake is cooked in a low plate and then cut into twelve bricks. A thin layer of white marzipan covers only one edge of each brick as a buildup of snow. The corresponding shaping and assembly are detailed in the steps.

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Preparation

  1. Macerate the fruit in orange juice for 2 hours. Line a waterproof rectangular mold 24 x 18 x 5 cm and heat to 150 °C.
  2. Cream butter and brown sugar. Stir the eggs one by one and then flour, almond, baking powder, cinnamon and zest.
  3. Add the fruits with their juice to the dough, pour and smooth. Bake 65 to 80 minutes at 150 °C, until spades without raw dough. Protect the top of the paper if it colors too much.
  4. Cool completely, unmold and pack for one night. Cut into four 6 cm strips and then three 6 cm strips to obtain twelve thick squares.
  5. Spread the marzipan over 2 mm and cut twelve irregular strips of 6 x 1.5 cm. Lightly brush one edge of the top of each square with the jam provided and then apply a strip of almond. Lightly powder this strip of icing sugar. Present the bricks in a single offset layer, without wall or fireplace in balance.

Preserve and Serve

5 days in refrigerator, well packed; serve at room temperature.

Baking tips for this recipe

  • Preheat the oven according to the plug and prepare the mold before mixing the last ingredients.
  • Uses the dimensions and cooking mode indicated: a higher or wider mold changes the cooking of the center.
  • Follow the visual cues of step by step in addition to the duration. Respect the intended cooling before unmoulding or decorating.

Substitutions and variations

Blond or brown raisins can be used at the same weight; retains the soaking step when it is planned.

To vary a zest, choose another citrus fruit washed and intended for this use, keeping the same amount. Does not automatically replace juice, whose acidity can change the preparation.

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