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• Lynne

  2012-11-04 10:55:36.186522

  Lynne commented on this recipe

  I made individual cakes using this recipe and baked them in condensed milk tins for 1 hr. Recipe makes a very tasty fruit packed cake.

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• Lynne

  2012-11-04 10:59:40.985982

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• Riverside Baking

  2012-11-07 13:49:16.535246

  Riverside Baking rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is my first year hosting Christmas and therefore making Christmas cake, I know Good Food would help me through! This recipe is fab, I'm currently feeding my cake with brandy every two weeks, but you can see how I made mine here: http://riversidebaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/stir-up-sunday.html

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• parlanchina

  2012-11-08 17:38:01.794104

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  This cake turned out really well. I've drizzled over some rum every couple of weeks since making it; can't wait to taste it at Christmas!

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• stellab

  2012-11-18 10:57:14.862202

  stellab commented on this recipe

  started this last night, cake now cooking, if it tastes as great as it smells it will be the best cake i've made. swapped the cloves for nutmeg and added chopped almonds instead of flaked for a bit of crunch, but perfection doesn't need changing really

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• dasarp17

  2012-11-20 14:30:47.432909

  dasarp17 commented on this recipe

  awesome cake. all james martin receipies come out great!! ve tried out a lot his cooking n no failures. thank you.

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• ESwift

  2012-11-21 20:29:54.487238

  ESwift commented on this recipe

  Ok I have just put mine in the oven. As a complete novice I must admit I am a bit concerned. Firstly, I thought I had mixed spice in the cupboard but didn't so put in ginger, nutmeg, ground juniper berries and a few more ground cloves. Hope this will be ok? Secondly, I didn't have quite enough ground/flaked almonds but did have some chopped mixed nuts so put them in to make up the numbers. Thirdly,what about the top of the cake when cooking? I did the newspaper bit and sort of folded the edges over so it was partly covered but not completely. Have I done the right thing? Things like this annoy me because I just won't know until Christmas and being a complete amateur I don't really have a bank of knowledge/experience to draw from. Any guidance is appreciated.

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• Ril

  2012-11-21 21:35:26.283799

  Ril rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Marinated the fruit in sherry, zests and juices of orange and lemon overnight and made the cake today. Didn't have any ground cloves, so just left them out. The mixture seemed very moist when put into the tin. The recipe says cook for 2 hours but at the top it says 2 hours 10 minutes. Cooked for the longer time and the result looks perfect. Used sherry to moisten when cooked and the cake smells delicious already.

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• janeymac

  2012-11-22 23:33:51.227062

  janeymac commented on this recipe

  This cake is fantastic! I split the recipe in 2 and made 2 6'' cakes - each took about 1hr 40mins in oven. Look fantastic - I hope they taste as good.

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• Suzanne Lee

  2012-11-23 18:23:56.407923

  Suzanne Lee commented on this recipe

  Cake is in the oven, looking forward to seeing results, with the recipe being really simple to follow.

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• lucyb

  2012-11-26 13:28:00.332501

  lucyb commented on this recipe

  Missed out on making this yesterday, on "Stir it up Sunday". Only have a 23cm deep tin so am wondering if I have to increase ingredients' quantities, or decrease cooking time? Any suggestions?

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• lucyb

  2012-11-26 15:23:37.735191

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  Oops! Meant "Stir Sunday"! And the only tin I have that's deep is a 23cm one!

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• Sue Garnett

  2012-12-02 08:31:23.109791

  Sue Garnett rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very moist and delicious, full of fruit and flavour. A very grown up Christmas Cake. When cut it looked too moist and I was a bit concerned - have no fear, it's lovely.

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• Motheronamission

  2012-12-07 20:03:55.770212

  Motheronamission commented on this recipe

  This is the first Christmas cake I have ever made, it was really easy and has turned out great, I am looking forward to icing it next week.

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• julie

  2012-12-10 23:23:57.54926

  julie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made the cake at the end of september and topped it up with brandy every 2 weeks and keep wanting to taste it now,going to put orange marzipan on this week and cant wait to decorate next week.smells really good and very moist and was very easy to do.

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• Zyng

  2012-12-26 10:18:24.429049

  Zyng rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Super easy to make and after finally cutting into it yesterday after 3 weeks of imbuing, it's also delicious - will definitely become my go to recipe.

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• Leanne77

  2012-12-26 10:21:29.653792

  Leanne77 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake for this Christmas and I have to say it is absolutely delicious!Even the person who doesn't like those type of cakes enjoyed it.

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• angie

  2012-12-28 09:25:34.07615

  angie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So easy to make and absolutely delicious. This will definitely become a Christmas tradition in our house.

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• broni

  2012-12-29 00:44:48.274872

  broni rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fab recipe, the cake was great & will certainly use again and not just for Christmas, thnx James and Good Food

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• NT

  2012-12-30 15:01:55.566168

  NT rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great recipe. I iced it with brandy marizpan and then white icing. It went down very well and wasn't overly rich. Had several family members asking for the recipe so will definitely be making this next year :-)

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Ingredients

• 1kg mixed dried fruits (use a mix of raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries, cranberries, prunes or figs)
• zest and juice 1 orange
• zest and juice 1 lemon
• 150ml brandy , Sherry, whisky or rum, plus extra for feeding
• 250g pack butter , softened
• 200g light soft brown sugar
• 175g plain flour
• 100g ground almonds
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 100g flaked almonds
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

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CUTS INTO 12-15 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 25 mins

Cook 2 hrs 10 mins

No need to freeze

Ingredients

• 1kg mixed dried fruits (use a mix of raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries, cranberries, prunes or figs)
• zest and juice 1 orange
• zest and juice 1 lemon
• 150ml brandy , Sherry, whisky or rum, plus extra for feeding
• 250g pack butter , softened
• 200g light soft brown sugar
• 175g plain flour
• 100g ground almonds
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 100g flaked almonds
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

PER SLICE (12)

678 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 88g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 3g, sugar 79g, salt 0.6 g

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