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mums christmas cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 9 oz currants
- 4 oz sultanas
- 4oz raisins
- 6 oz cherries
- 4 oz candied peel
- 3 tbsp brandy
- 5 oz plain flour
- salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp mixed spice
- grated lemon rind
- grated orange peel
- 5 oz butter
- 5 oz brown sugar (light bown sugar)
- 1 tbsp treacle
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cocoa
- 4 oz dates
- 4 oz ground almonds
Method
- STEP 1pre heat the oven to 150c/fan 140c/gas 2
- STEP 2put all currants/raisins/sultanas/candied peel/lemon and orange rind in a large bowl, along with the brandy,leave to soak for at least two hours, you can use tea if not using brandy, no milk in tea.
- STEP 3beat butter and sugar tgether, until pale, add beaton eggs, a little at a time, if starting to curdle, add a little flour
- STEP 4add all dry ingrediants, to the mixture, add any remaining ingrediants, then mix both wet and dry together,in a large bowl.
- STEP 5line a 8" round tin, add the mixture, wrap brown paper round the outside of the tin, to stop cake burning, whilst baking, also place a sheet a greasproof over the top, after 1 1/2 hours , turn oven down too 140/130c for another hour or until cooked,