Annabel’s Christmas Cake - Annabel Langbein – Recipes

Ingredients

• 300 g dried pitted dates chopped, divided
• 250 ml water
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 300 g glacé red cherries
• 160 g dried papaya or mango chunks
• 160 g dried pineapple rounds quartered
• 160 g dried figs quartered
• 125 g dried cranberries
• 125 ml whiskey or brandy plus extra to brush
• 150 g brazil nuts
• 230 g whole almonds
• 3 eggs
• 220 g soft brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 200 g high-grade flour sifted
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp apricot jam warmed with 1 tbsp water
• a few dried figs, pecan nuts and dried fruit chunks