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LaVarenne » COOKING WITH GRANDMA CHRONICLES PART 5

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CHRISTMAS CAKE For more than 50 years, every year since Grandma was married, she has made a Christmas Cake, baking it at least a year ahead.

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups/330 g flour
  • 3 cups/450 g raisins
  • 3 cups/550 g dried currants
  • ½ cup/125 g chopped, candied orange peel
  • ½ cup/125 g chopped, candied citron peel
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¾ cup/330 g butter
  • 1 ½ cups/330 g sugar
  • 6 eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup/75g slivered almonds
  • 3 tablespoons Cognac

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