Christmas Cake Recipe ~ My Mums Christmas Cake

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My Mums Christmas Cake 

Makes a moist, fruity cake

Grease and double line a 9” square or 10 “ round tin with greaseproof

SOAK THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS TOGETHER OVERNIGHT (or longer)

12oz sultanas                                     

12oz raisins

12oz glace pineapple

12oz candied peel.

grated zest  of 2 lemons and 2 limes

juice of 1 lemon and 1 lime

6 fl oz rum or any spirit

SEIVE TOGETHER

12oz plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon nutmeg

0.5 teaspoon ground cloves

0.5 teaspoon allspice

CREAM TOGETHER

10 oz butter

10 oz dark soft brown sugar

OTHER INGREDIENTS

5 size 3 eggs

4oz chopped nuts

2oz ground almonds

4 tablespoons pineapple jam

1 tablespoon treacle

2 tablespoons milk

Method

Beat the eggs and flour into the creamed butter and sugar 1 at a time with one table spoon of flour.

Fold the rest of the flour into the mixture.

Add the fruit and nuts, jam and treacle and finally the milk.  Mix well.

Spoon into the lined and greased tin.

Level the surface and push a wooden spoon handle into the cake mixture a few times.

Wrap the tin with several layers of folded newspaper and tie into place with string.

Cover the cake mix with two layers of greaseproof paper

Cook at 140C gas mark 1 for approx 5 3/4  Hours

Cool for 15 mins before removing from a tin and placing on the cooling rack

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