Christmas cake
Get into the festive spirit by baking this fabulously punchy Christmas treat with dried fruit and a depth of brandy flavour
SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
240
MINUTES
Ingredients
270g golden raisins
270g sultanas
360g currants
225g mixed peel
120g dried cranberries
250ml brandy
225g soft butter
230g brown sugar
1 tin of strawberries drained and mashed
5 medium eggs, lightly beaten
275g plain flour
2 tsp mixed cake spice
3 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
100g glacé cherries, washed and patted dry and roughly chopped
zest of 3 oranges
1 medium cooking apple, cored, peeled and grated
120g whole almonds, roughly chopped
½ glass of sherry
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