| Christmas cake |
| A famous recipe for X-mas. |
What you need....
- 1/2 lb. butter
- 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
- 6 ozs. bread crumbs
- 1 tsp. mixed spice
- 2 teaspoons lime or orange rind
- 4 cups mixed fruits - raisins, currants, prunes, citron, cherries, dates...
- 6 ozs. flour
- 1 cup white rum
- 1 tsp. browning
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pint port wine
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
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How to prepare...
- preheat the oven at 250°F / 120°C
- prepare tin by lining sides with 2 thickeness of paper and the bottom with 4 thicknesses of brown paper and 1 of grease-proof paper
- grease with shortening
- beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- mix in browning vanilla and almond flavoring
- then add and mix in the lime juice and rind
- add the eggs one at a time and beat in well
- add the soaked fruits, cherries, dates and nuts
- mix the breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, salt and mixed spice
- add alternately the white rum and the port wine
- pour into the prepared baking tin and bake it in the over for about 2 hours
- merry x-mas!
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| And... enjoy! |
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