Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

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Ingredients of Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

2 cups sultanas

1 1/2 cups currants

1 cup raisins

1/3 cup mixed peel

1/2 cup (100g) glace cherries, halved

1/2 cup blanched almonds, halved

1/2 cup brandy

250g butter, softened at room temperature

1 1/3 cups brown sugar

4 eggs, beaten

Sift together:

1 2/3 cups plain flour

1/3 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons mixed spice

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Description of Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

1.In a medium bowl combine sultanas, currants, raisins, mixed peel, glace cherries, blanched almonds and brandy, cover with cling wrap and soak fruit overnight.

2.Prepare a 20cm round cake tin by greasing and lining base and sides with two layers of brown paper and baking paper.

3.In a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar, beat in eggs gradually until mixture is fluffy and pale. Stir in sifted flours and spice alternately with soaked fruit until well combined.

4.Spoon mixture into prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 120°C for 4-4 1/2 hours. Cool cake in the tin before removing.

Christmas Traditional Fruit Cake Recipe

serves 0 30 min

Source - simplygreatmeals.com.au