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EASY FRUIT CAKE/CHRISTMAS CAKE

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Ingredients

  • 12 oz all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon mixed spice
  • 4 oz almond meal
  • 8 oz currants
  • 8 oz sultanas
  • 8 oz raisins
  • 4 oz cherries
  • 8 oz butter
  • 8 oz soft brown sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 8 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon black molasses

Method

Mix flour, spice and almond meal together. Mix fruit ( I let mine sock in a good glug of brandy for about an hour). Beat butter and sugar to a cream, beat milk and eggs together. Mix together all ingredients. Add the fruit last. Bake for four hours. First hour 180C (Gas 4), then slowly 150C(Gas2).

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