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Mixed Spice

Mixed spice is an aromatic blend of sweet spices that is the perfect addition to Christmas cakes to give it that magical touch! You can also use it in other cakes such as carrot cake, pancakes, cookies, puddings, breads and gingerbreads!
Course Spice Blends
Cuisine International
Keyword Christmas, Mixed Spice, Spice Blends
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 teaspoons
Calories 9kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon allspice powder * see notes
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder add more if you wish, upto 1 teaspoon
  • 1 teaspoon dried ginger powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon mace powder approx 1 blade of mace
  • 1/4 teaspoon clove powder approx 7-8 cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon green cardamom powder seeds from approx 6-7 cardamom pods

Instructions

  • Place all the powders in a small bowl and give them a good mix. If you are using whole spices then grind them to a fine powder using a dry grinder. If you are using some pre ground spices (powders) and some whole, then place everything together in the dry grinder and powder them together as the whole spices maybe too few for your grinder to give a super fine result
  • Store in an airtight container and use as required in the recipe. Mixed spice can be used in the preparation of cakes (rich fruit (x'mas cake), carrot, apple etc) puddings, cookies and pancakes.

Video

Mixed Spice for Baking | Spice Mix for Christmas Cakes | Pudding Spice

Notes

The term 'allspice' is given to a kind of a spice that resembles peppercorns. Allspice, also called Jamaica pepper, pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, Turkish Yenibahar, English pepper or newspice, is the dried unripe fruit (berries, used as a spice) of Pimenta dioica. It should not be confused with garam masala powder which is a blend of all different kind of warm (cinnamon, clove etc) and hot (red chillies, coriander, peppercorns) spices. Down South India the allspice is cultivated as a crop. Since this spice gives you a combined aroma of the cinnamon, clove and nutmeg it is named as 'allspice'. The spice however is not very commonly stocked in most supermarkets and costs a bomb for a small bottle, so you may skip it in the above recipe. I picked up my bottle of allspice from Carrefour supermarket for AED 30.

Nutrition

Calories: 9kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg