Christmas Cake Stollen Sour Cherry & Apple

In bygone days, the Advent season was traditionally ushered in with a traditional Stollen. But the anticipation is even better and even longer if you welcome the cold season in autumn with a fine fruit Stollen that tastes wonderfully fruity with cherry and apple.
 
Baked in advance and left to mature for a long time, Stollen was classically cut on the first of Advent. Our delicious cherry and apple fruit Stollen is perfect in autumn, when cherries have already been harvested but apples are in high season. The fruit Stollen with cherries and apple is baked according to a traditional recipe and in a similar way to a classic Stollen: from fluffy yeast dough, with the best butter and flavourful orange peel. But dried sour cherries and candied apples are added to the dough instead of soaked sultanas, giving the cake an exceptional, fruity flavour. Undoubtedly this is a welcome touch, and not just for those who dislike sultanas in their Stollen. Even dyed-in-the-wool Stollen enthusiasts will love this unusual variation.
 
The successful combination of tart and fruity sour cherries and apples makes the fruit Stollen a special pastry that can be cut just in time for Thanksgiving. Best enjoyed over a cup of tea, coffee or a mug of punch, the cherry-apple fruit Stollen is sure to taste great throughout the cold season and may even whet your appetite for a more classic variety with sultanas during Advent!