Christmas Cake with a Twist – The Carefillery

Ingredients

• 1.5kg Cake Mix:
• 250g Select Dates, chopped
• 100g Sultanas
• 250g Raisins
• 300g Figs, chopped
• 200g Currants
• 200g dark chocolate drops
• 100g Crystallized Ginger, diced
• 1/2 cup sherry
• 1 lemon, finely grated zest
• 1 orange, finely grated zest
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 250g butter, softened
• 1 Tbsp treacle
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp of ground allspice, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, and nutmeg