Recipe of Homemade Christmas fruit cake

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Christmas fruit cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Christmas fruit cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have christmas fruit cake using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Christmas fruit cake:

1. Prepare 1/2 -kg mixed raisins and sultanas
2. Get 1 cup glace cherries (green and red)
3. Take 1/2 -cup mixed dried peels
4. Take 3/4 -cup brandy
5. Take 1 cup sugar
6. Get 1/4 -kg butter or margarine
7. Take 4 eggs
8. Make ready 1 1/2 - cups plain flour
9. Get 1/2 cup self-raising flour
10. Get 1 tbsp ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg mix

Instructions to make Christmas fruit cake:

1. 1. In a bowl, mix the raisins, sultanas, cherries and mixed peel with brandy. Cover and set aside for three hours at room temperature.
2. Pre-heat the oven to Gas mark 3. Prepare a cake tin by greasing and dusting lightly with flour or by lining it with parchment.
3. Cream the sugar and butter/margarine in a bowl until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs gradually. Place in a large mixing bowl. Add the fruits and brandy mixture. Gently fold in the flour and spices.
4. Pour the mixture into the cake tin. Place in the oven and bake for three hours or until it is firm to the touch and golden brown. Allow it to cool completely in the cake tin before turning it out. Slice and serve with a dollop of fresh cream.
5. COOKING TIPS: -Using unsalted butter gives your cake a professional taste. -The Christmas fruit cake can be stored for up to 3 months. -Do not over beat the ingredients at any stage, to prevent the cake from becoming rubbery.
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