Last minute christmas cake
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kilograms | Dried mixed fruit |
| 225 | grams | Glace cherries |
| 300 | millilitres | Stout |
| 150 | millilitres | Whisky |
| 150 | millilitres | Orange juice |
| 1 | Orange; zest of | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Black treacle |
| 250 | grams | Unsalted butter; slightly softened |
| 250 | grams | Soft brown sugar |
| 5 | Eggs; lightly beaten | |
| 350 | grams | Plain flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 2 | teaspoons | Allspice |
| 100 | grams | Brazil nuts; halved |
| Marzipan and Royal icing for decoration | ||
Directions
1 Line the cake tin. In a large pan, place the dried fruit, cherries, stout, whisky, orange juice, zest and treacle, and bring to the boil.
2 Simmer gently for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and beat together until smooth. Fold in the boiled fruit.
3 Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and level the top. Bake for 3½-4 hours. Cool in the tin, remove and decorate.
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NOTES : Makes a 9" round or a 8" square cake Recipe by: Good Living
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.