Nutty Christmas Cake
2 hours 15 minutes
If you prefer more nuts than fruit in your Christmas baking, then look no further! But there are some fruits, like sweet cherries.
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Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 225g walnuts, chopped
- 225g pecans, chopped
- 675g blanched whole almonds, chopped
- 450g Brazil nuts
- 475g glace cherries
- 500g pitted dates
- 125g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 dessertspoon vanilla essence
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:2hours ›
Ready in:2hours15min
- Preheat oven to 140 degrees C. Line two 23x12cm loaf tins with baking paper and lightly grease.
- Combine all the nuts with all the dried fruits, mix well.
- Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine with nut mixture and mix well.
- Beat eggs and vanilla then add to the nut and flour mixture. Combine well.
- Transfer into the prepared loaf tins and bake for 90 minutes to 2 hours. Set aside for 5 minutes then remove from tins. Completely cool on wire rack.
