Rich Christmas Cake

Indulge in Nan's classic Christmas cake from Granny Burnett, a rich and flavorful treat packed with dried fruits and a hint of brandy.

Ingredients

• 340g sifted flour
• 340g butter/Stork bake
• 226g brown/yellow sugar
• 6 eggs
• 226g raisins
• 226g currants
• 226g sultanas
• 226g glance cherries
• 56g almonds (blanched and split)
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 1 Bottle Richeleu Brandy
• 2 tsp Royal Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

Preperation

1. preheat oven to 150°
2. Clean and prepare all the fruits.
3. Soak fruit in in the brandy.
4. Cream the butter with the sugar.

Baking

5. Add eggs one by one to the creamed butter, beating thoroughly after each egg.
6. Add the prepared fruits.
7. Sieve in the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and a pinch of salt.
8. Add 1/4 cup of milk, mixture should not be too moist for fruit will sink.
9. Grease and line a baking tin.
10. Place in oven at 150° for 3 hours.

Tips

• You can use 680g of fruit cake mix insead of adding the raisins, currents and saltanas.
• Add more cherries and almonds.
• Soak fruit with 1/2 of a brandy.
• When the caske is cooked pour the other half of the bottle of brandy over the cake.
• If you use a smaller tin adust the cooking time.