Recipe of the day: It's time to make that Christmas cake | The Citizen

Name: Recipe of the day: It's time to make that Christmas cake | The Citizen
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 175g (¾ cup) unsalted butter, chopped; 210g (1 packed cup) light brown muscovado sugar; 400g (2 + ⅔ cups) mixed dried fruit; 200g (1 cup) glacé cherries – roughly chopped; 100g (1 cup) dried cranberries; Zest and juice of 1 orange; Zest of 1 lemon; 120ml (½ cup) cherry brandy; 85g (½ cup) ground almonds – (coarsely ground – not the type that is like flour); 3 large eggs – lightly whisked; 200g (1 + ⅔ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground mixed spice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground allspice

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Some people swear by making their Christmas cake as early as mid-November however the gold standard is at least two-four weeks

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Ingredients

175g (¾ cup) unsalted butter, chopped
210g (1 packed cup) light brown muscovado sugar
400g (2 + ⅔ cups) mixed dried fruit
200g (1 cup) glacé cherries – roughly chopped
100g (1 cup) dried cranberries
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Zest of 1 lemon
120ml (½ cup) cherry brandy
85g (½ cup) ground almonds – (coarsely ground – not the type that is like flour)
3 large eggs – lightly whisked
200g (1 + ⅔ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground allspice