Rich Christmas Cake Recipe NZ | Edmonds Cooking

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups orange juice
• ¾ cup dark rum or brandy
• 2 Tbsp finely grated orange zest
• 500g currants
• 500g raisins
• 2 cups sultanas
• 2 cups chopped dates
• 150g crystallised ginger, chopped
• 150g mixed peel
• 150g glacé cherries, halved
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• ¼ tsp almond essence
• 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• 1 cup blanched almonds
• 2½ cups Edmonds High Grade Flour
• ½ tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 250g butter
• 1½ cups Chelsea brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp treacle
• 5 eggs, beaten