Classic Christmas cake - Your Local Advertiser

Name: Classic Christmas cake - Your Local Advertiser
Total time: 155 min
Ingredients: 1 kg mixed dried fruit (use a mix of raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries, cranberries, prunes or figs); zest and juice 1 orange; zest and juice 1 lemon; 150 ml brandy (Sherry, whisky or rum, plus extra for feeding); 250 g pack butter (softened); 200 g light soft brown sugar; 175 g plain flour; 100 g ground almond; ½ tsp baking powder; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; 100 g flaked almonds; 4 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Bake this festive fruit cake in advance of Christmas and feed it regularly with rum, brandy or whisky to build the flavour and keep it moist

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Ingredients

1 kg mixed dried fruit (use a mix of raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries, cranberries, prunes or figs)
zest and juice 1 orange
zest and juice 1 lemon
150 ml brandy (Sherry, whisky or rum, plus extra for feeding)
250 g pack butter (softened)
200 g light soft brown sugar
175 g plain flour
100 g ground almond
½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
100 g flaked almonds
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract