Calcutta Christmas Fruitcake

Calcutta Christmas Fruitcake

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A boozy, fruit-and-nut encrusted indulgence

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Ingredients

  • 100 g raisins
  • 150 g pitted dates
  • 100 g dried apricots
  • 100 g tutti frutti
  • 100 g crystallised ginger
  • 125 g orange/mixed peels
  • 180 ml dark rum/whiskey/brandy
  • 275 g flour
  • 275 g salted butter (softened; extra for greasing)
  • 275 g brown sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 75 g almonds
  • 40 g cashewnuts
  • 40 g pistachio
  • Zest of one orange
  • 8 pcs cloves
  • 4-cm stick cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 15 pcs allspice berries (optional)

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