Christmas Cake
Total time
Author: Ev Shadesofcinnamon.com
Cuisine: baking
Serves: 20
- 875ml (500g packet or 31/2 cups) mixed cake fruit
- 250ml (1 cup) brown sugar
- 125ml (1/2cup) chopped dates
- 125g (1/2 cup) butter
- 250ml (1 cup) pure apricot juice in a box
- 125ml (1/2cup) brandy or if you dont want to use alcohol apricot juice
- 125ml (1/2cup) chopped glace cherries
- 100g chopped pecan nuts
- 2 eggs beaten one at a time
- 500ml (2 cups) cake flour
- 12,5ml (1 Tablespoon) cocoa powder
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) mixed spice
- 3ml (1/2teaspoon) salt
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) baking powder
- Preheat oven to 160ºC/320ºF.
- Boil mixed fruit, brown sugar , chopped dates, butter and apricot juice for 20 minutes.
- Cool slightly and then add the brandy, cherries and nuts into the fruit mix.
- Fold in the eggs, one at a time.
- Sift all the dry ingredients together.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the fruit mix.
- Turn the mixture into a lined 20cm (8in) round tin and bake for approximately 2 hours.
- Test with a skewer to see if the cake is cooked through before removing from the oven.
- This recipe can be doubled up and put into a 25.5cm(10inch) square tin.
- Allow to cool in the tin.
Recipe by Shades of Cinnamon at https://www.shadesofcinnamon.com/christmas-cake/
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