Christmas Cake Recipe | Rough & Ready Whole Foods

Ingredients

• 400g currants
• 200g sultanas
• 200g raisins
• 50g chopped glacé cherries
• 100g mixed chopped mixed peel
• 150ml brandy or Armagnac, or orange juice and cranberry juice
• 225g plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 level teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 level teaspoon ground mixed spice
• 225g cane sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon black treacle or molasses
• 225g butter or nut butter
• 50g chopped almonds (skin on)
• Zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
• Armagnac or brandy to 'feed' the cake
• 100g whole almonds (only if you don’t intend to ice the cake)