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BOOZY CHRISTMAS CAKE

BOOZY CHRISTMAS CAKE

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Serves: serves 15ish - depends how thi

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A cake that can be made up to a week before Christmas.

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Ingredients

  • 0.99 lb raisins
  • 4 oz chopped dried apricots
  • 2 oz cherries
  • 2 oz dried cranberries
  • 4 oz prunes
  • 8 oz golden raisins
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • 3 chopped preserved root ginger balls
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 4 tablespoons brandy
  • 4 tablespoons dark rum
  • 4 tablespoons port
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 9 oz butter
  • 9 oz self-raising flour
  • 9 oz turbinado sugar
  • 5 eggs

Method

  1. one week before: Put all the fruits, spices, sugar, vanilla, water and booze into a large pan. Mix over a low heat until the liquid is absorbed. Cool and put into an air tight container for 7 days.
  2. After 7 days Preheat oven to gas 1/250/125 Put the flour, sugar, butter and eggs into a bowl and mix until smooth. Add the fruit and mix.
  3. Grease a 8 inch loose bottom cake tin and double line with grease proof paper. Pour cake mixture into the tin and cook for approx 3-4 hours.
  4. Test with a skewer. Decorate as preferred.

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  • FOR YOUR BOOZY CHRISTMAS CAKE COULD I USE FRESH ORANGE JUICE INSTEAD ? AS I REALLY DONT LIKE THE TASTE OF ALCOHOL , Thankyou for your help .

    Posted by ruth1 on 31st Oct 2011 at 6.37

  • For this recipe what size tin should I use?

    Posted by MissK Piggy on 2nd Nov 2012 at 11.34

  • Please disregard my previous comment I re-read the ingredients list and saw the tine size on the bottom.

    Posted by MissK Piggy on 3rd Nov 2012 at 11.31

  • I made this cake last Christmas and it was the best fruit cake I've ever tasted. Will definately make one this year.

    Posted by MaccyS on 4th Dec 2012 at 23.27