Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 8 oz butter, unsalted
• 8 oz sugar, superfine (caster)
• 8 oz flour, self-raising
• 5 eggs ((about 2 oz or 55 g each))
• 6 oz sultanas (golden raisins)
• 6 oz currants, dried red or black
• 2 1/2 oz glazed cherries ((rinsed, dried & quartered))
• 2 oz candied peel
• 2 1/2 oz almonds, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 4 tablespoons milk, fresh whole
• 1 teaspoon butter, unsalted ((to grease pans))