Christmas Cake 2002
- 225 grams butter
- 225 grams sugar
- 225 grams flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 6 eggs
- 1 tsp almond essence
- 1/2 tsp lemon essence
- 2 k mixed fruit
- grated rind of 1 orange
- 200g chopped brandied apricots
Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and essence (add a little of the flour mixture if it starts to curdle.
Mix remaining flour, baking powder, spices with mixed fruit and rind; and add to the butter mixture.
Line a 23cm square tin with cardboard and cooking paper; place mixture in and then cover with tinfoil.
Bake 3+1/2 to four hours at 125C (250F) lift foil off for last 10 mins of cooking.
While still warm pour the brandy juice that the apricots were marinated in over the cake..
this will make it lovely and moist and help it keep..
when cold wrap in tinfoil to keep for preferrably 2 months before cutting.
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