Easy Christmas Fruit Cake recipe

Name: Easy Christmas Fruit Cake recipe
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 4 h
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 1 kg mixed dried fruit; 200 g brown sugar firmly packed; 125 ml brandy; 125 ml water; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tsp orange rind grated; 1 tsp lemon rind grated; 1 tbs treacle; 5 eggs lightly beaten medium; 250 g plain flour; 50 g self-raising flour; 2 tbs glace cherries optional *to decorate; 2 tbs blanched almonds optional *to decorate

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Prep Time: 60 minutes

Cook Time: 180 minutes

Total: 240 minutes

Servings: 10

Author : Wendy22

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Instructions

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Step 1

Grease a deep 23 cm round cake tin, line base and sides with 3 layers of baking paper to 5 cm above edge of tin.

Step 2

In a large saucepan, place butter, fruit, sugar, brandy and water.

Step 3

Bring to boil, stirring, then simmer covered for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in soda, cover and allow to cool.

Step 5

Stir rinds, treacle, eggs and flours into cooled mixture. Spread evenly into prepared tin.

Step 6

Decorate with the cherries and almonds.

Step 7

Bake at 140C for about 2¾ hours, checking after 2 hours.

Step 8

Cover hot cake tightly with foil, cool in tin.

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