Christmas Cake (old School Recipe)
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Ingredients
- 6/0zs soft brown sugar
- 6/0zs plain flour
- 1tsp mixed spice
- 3 eggs
- 5/0zs raisins
- 5/ozs currants
- 6/0zs sultanas
- 2/0zs ground almonds
- 4/0zs cherrys
- 1tbles blacktrecle
- 8th of a pint sherry
Accompaniment
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Description
its the nicest xmas cake i have done first did it at sec school
Method
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cream butter &sugar until fluffy add eggs a little at a time with a little of the flour then add the flour with the mixed spice mix well add the ground almonds mix again then trecle then the friuit mix again then add sherry and lastly the cherries mix lightly togerther have a greaseproof paperlined tin ready put mixture in tin put a thick layer of brown paper round tin to stop the cake form burning to quickly and bake at gas mark 4 for 15 mins then at gas mark 3 for 30 mins then gas mark 2 for 1hr then gas mark 1 for 2hrs then test with a skewer to see if it is done if skewer cames out clear it is done leave to cold then turn out rarp in tinfoil with a bit more sherry leave untill axmas or marizpan & icing if wanted
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