Festive Christmas Cake
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serves:
16
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yield:
1 fruit cake
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ready in:
4 hours
(30 mins
Prep
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3 hours 30 mins
Cook)
This cake is a rich, moist fruit cake, perfect at Christmas. Try icing with marzipan for a more festive touch. Ideally, make this cake in November to let the flavours mellow before Christmas.
Recipe provided by:
Allrecipes
ingredients
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450g glace cherries
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225g mixed citrus peel
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300g sultanas
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150g dried currants
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175g pitted dates, chopped
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125g blanched almonds, chopped
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120ml brandy
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1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
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1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour, extra
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1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
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1 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 teaspoon ground allspice
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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225g butter
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450g dark brown soft sugar
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6 eggs
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175ml treacle or golden syrup
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175ml apple juice
preparation method
- Combine cherries, citrus peel, sultanas, currants, dates and almonds in large bowl. Stir in brandy; stand overnight. Stir flour into soaked fruit.
- Preheat oven to 140 degrees C. Grease a 20cm round cake tin; line with two layers baking paper. Mix together extra flour, bicarbonate of soda, spices and salt in a small bowl.
- Beat butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Gradually beat in brown sugar and eggs. Mix together treacle and apple juice. Beat into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture. Fold in floured fruit. Spread mixture into prepared cake tin.
- Bake for 3 to 3½ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan then remove and wrap in GLAD® Foil. Store in a cool place.