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Christmas Cake

Description

Christmas Cake by Anna, East of Scotland

Serves

Difficulty

Preparation Time

Cooking Time

Ingredients

• 180g self raising flour and add 1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder
• 125g butter or margarine
• 125g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 225g raisins (seedless)
• 170g currants
• 170g sultanas
• 30g candied peel
• 50g glace cherries
• 1 teaspoon treacle
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tablespoon sherry

Method

Prepare a 20cm x 8cm tin. Line inside tin and bottom with 2 thicknesses of greaseproof paper. Add 1 thickness of brown paper for bottom of tin. Wrap 2 thicknesses of brown paper round outside of tin for added protection

In a bowl cream margarine and sugar. Mix eggs together then add eggs to the creamed mixture. Fold in flour lightly with spices etc added. Mix in fruit lightly and evenly, using a metal spoon. Finally add sherry

Mixture should just fall from spoon

Add mixture evenly to tin and place in a preheated oven. Gas 3 Electric 150C for one hour and then at 1 for 2.75 hours. Check with skewer that cake has cooked before removing from oven.