Lenore’s Anglo-German Christmas cake

Name: Lenore’s Anglo-German Christmas cake
Ingredients: 175 g raisins; 250 g glacé cherries; 500 g currants (or a mix of currants and candied peel); 150 ml brandy or rum or sherry; 250 g butter or margarine; 250 g dark muscovado sugar; 4 eggs; Zest of two oranges and lemons; 2-3 tablespoons of black treacle (molasses). If you like it darker, add a little more treacle and some squares of black chocolate.; Few drops of almond essence and vanilla essence (of 75g of chopped almonds); 15 g or mixed Christmas spices (choose your favourites but Lenore likes adding some extra - about 3 g of ginger powder, or candied ginger; and the same of nutmeg, all spice)

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Ingredients

175 g raisins
250 g glacé cherries
500 g currants (or a mix of currants and candied peel)
150 ml brandy or rum or sherry
250 g butter or margarine
250 g dark muscovado sugar
4 eggs
Zest of two oranges and lemons
2-3 tablespoons of black treacle (molasses). If you like it darker, add a little more treacle and some squares of black chocolate.
Few drops of almond essence and vanilla essence (of 75g of chopped almonds)
15 g or mixed Christmas spices (choose your favourites but Lenore likes adding some extra - about 3 g of ginger powder, or candied ginger; and the same of nutmeg, all spice)