Christmas Cake
Author: Ellini // Category:This fruit cake can be served not only in christmas event but also anytime you want to eat it! Christmas cake is a type of fruit cake served at Christmas time in the UK, Ireland, Japan, Philippines, and so on. It may be light or dark, crumbly-moist to sticky-wet, spongy to heavy, leacened or unleavened, shaped round or square.
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| ~Christmas Cake~ |
Ingredients (serves 20):
- 510 g (3 cups) sultanas
- 265 g (1 1/2 cups) Sunbeam flame raisins
- 155 g (1 g) currants
- 150 g (1 cup) pitted dates, finely chopped
- 1 x 100 g pkt red glace cherries, quartered
- 75 g (1/2 cup) Ocean Spray craisins
- 75 g (1/2 cup) dried pineapple, finely chopped
- 50 g (1/4 cup) mixed peel
- 185 ml (3/4 cup) brandy
- 2 tsp finely grated orange rind
- Melted butter, to grease
- 250 g butter, at room temperature
- 200 g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 300 g (2 cups) plain flour
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- Blanched almonds, to decorate
- Red glace cherries, extra, halved, to decorate
- 2 tbs brandy, extra
Methods:
- Combine sultanas, raisins, currants, dates, cherries, craisins, pineapple, mixed peel, brandy and orange rind in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside, stirring occasionally, for 2 days to macerate.
- Preheat oven to 150°C. Brush a round 22 cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and side with 3 layers of non-stick baking paper.
- Beat butter and sugar by using an electric beater in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between each addition until just combined. Add butter mixture to fruit mixture and stir to combine. Add flour and mixed spice and stir until well combined. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Lightly tap pan on benchtop to release any air bubbles. Arrange almonds and cherries on top of the cake.
- Bake in oven, covered with foil, for 2 hours 40 mins to 3 hours or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Drizzle hot cake with extra brandy. Set aside to cool before turning out.
View the video below to make a X'mas cake:
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