Christmas Cake (Mrs Croft's)

Cakes, Biscuits and Bread  

Ingredients

400 gm Caster sugar
600 gm Plain flour
400 gm Butter or margarine
1� tsp Baking powder
1600 gm Mixed dried fruit
200 gm Stoned dried dates
100 gm Candied peel
Mixed nuts
200 ml Brandy
2 tsp Mixed spice
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Ground ginger
1 Tbsp Cocoa
1 Tbsp Marmalade
1 Tbsp Strong coffee
8 Egg(s)

Method

Soak the fruit in the brandy overnight - not the nuts (which are optional).

Pre-heat the oven to 175�C.

Cream the butter and sugar and then add the eggs, beating until fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Pour into a large cake tin which has been lined with brown paper or multiple layers of grease-proof paper. To prevent burning, cover the cake with a piece of brown paper. Bake for an hour then reduce the oven temperature to 120�C and bake for a further 3 hours. Use a skewer to test that the cake is cooked properly in the centre - it should come out clean if the cake is cooked through.

24 Sep 2023
Shirl Seath