GOGO VAN DER RIET’S CHRISTMAS CAKE | SA Garden and Home

GOGO VAN DER RIET’S CHRISTMAS CAKE | SA Garden and Home

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Nothing gets us in the festive spirit like the smell of freshly baked Christmas cake. This recipe needs a bit of time in the oven but it’s worth the wait.

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Ingredients

  • 500g currants
  • 500g sultanas
  • 250g raisins
  • 250g candied peel
  • 250g glacé cherries
  • ½ cup brandy
  • 250g blanched or slivered almonds
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 300g sugar
  • 1t vanilla essence
  • 1t almond essence
  • 4 extra­large eggs
  • 500g cake flour
  • 1T ground mixed spice
  • 2t ground cinnamon pinch of salt
  • ½ cup marmalade or apricot jam
  • 1t bicarbonate of soda dissolved in 15 ml (1T) milk

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