Jeay's Christmas Cake
(24)
2 hours 30 minutes
This is a very simple cake to make. I bought my fruit mix and orange juice from the supermarket.
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Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 1 kilo of mixed fruit
- 2 level packed cups of self-raising flour
- 1 full rounded teaspoon of mixed spices
- 2 full cups pure orange juice
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:2hours ›
Ready in:2hours30min
- Place 1 kilo of mixed fruit mix into a large bowl and mix 2 cups of pure orange juice into the fruit mix.
- Stir well, until all juices are mixed thoroughly through; cover bowl with glad wrap and place in fridge overnight.
- This allows the orange juices to mix in with the fruit while it is being chilled overnight.
- Next day, remove from fridge and then prepare for further mixing . Add in 2 cups of self raising flour & 1 tsp, mixed spices,
- Stir thoroughly either by hand or with a cake mixer.
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees C.
- Prepare 20cm (8") cake tin lined with cooking paper and place contents into cake tin, and bake for 2 hours in preheated oven.
- Caution; if top of cake looks like burning, place a sheet of brown paper over top of cake to stop further burning.
- Enjoy, it's delicious.
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Reviews and Ratings
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Reviews in English (30)
21
Well, it's me again and I am getting ready to make my super easy special Christmas Cake. Don't forget the brandy! - 09 Nov 2011 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
13
Used different ingredients. When I made this Christmas cake, I used 2 cups of Brandy to soak my fruit in and it was the best ever. - 27 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)