Christmas Cake

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Tip: Grate one large carrot into the cake batter, it will keep the cake moist

Brandy Christmas Cake (made up from several recipes)

6 cups of assorted dried fruit (Sultanas, Currants, Dates, Figs, Raisins, Cranberries, Mixed Fruit)

1 cup slivered almonds

3/4 cup brandy

300g softened butter

1 and 1/4 cups brown sugar

4 eggs

2 an 1/4 cups plain flour

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice

2-3 tbsp brandy extra

1. Put all fruit and almonds into a bowl and pour in brandy
2. Leave covered for approx 12 hours, stirring occasionally
3. Preheat oven to 140 degrees Celcius
4. Put butter and sugar in a bowl and process/beat for at least 8 minutes until light and creamy
5. Add eggs one at a time beating well
6. Mix soaked fruit with flour, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice together
7. Add the butter mixture and mix well
8. Line a 20cm square tin with 2 layers of baking paper
9. Pour in mixture and cook for 2 hours 30 mins approx, check with a skewer
10. While the cake is still warm pour extra brandy over the top
11. Store in an airtight container
12. Should last 3-4 weeks

Wooden Cake Box Christmas recipe

1kg mixed dried fruit

250g butter

250g Chelsea brown sugar

1 Tbsp Chelsea golden syrup

Zest and juice of ½ lemon

¾ tsp mixed spice

¾ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp curry powder

¼ tsp salt

70g chopped blanched almonds

150ml brandy or rum

1 Tbsp cornflour

4 eggs, beaten

250g flour

¾ tsp baking powder

¾ tsp baking soda

1. Put fruit, butter, sugar and golden syrup into large saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to stop the mixture burning.
2. Add lemon, spices, salt, chopped almonds and brandy. Stirring continuously, simmer for 10 minutes, add cornflour.
3. Mix well and remove from heat. Leave to cool thoroughly.
4. Beat eggs.
5. Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda; add alternately to cooled fruit mixture.
6. Bake in the middle of the oven at 160˚C for 30 minutes then 120˚C for 3½ hours. (Cooking times may vary depending on the oven.)
7. Cool in the box.
8. Recipe is to be used within a 20cm Wooden Cake Box.

Christmas Village

225g butter

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup Golden Syrup

2 tsp Baking Soda

2 cups milk

4 cups flour

4 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp cocoa

1/2 tsp salt

Melt butter, sugar and golden syrup over low heat
Dissolve baking soda in milk, and add to butter mixture with all the sifted dry ingredients, mix
Turn into 2 large loaf tins lined with Baking Paper
Bake at 180 for 45 mins

Orange and Dark Chocolate Christmas Cake

1 kg fruit

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 cup orange liqueur

200g butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

4 eggs

1 1/3 cups flour, sifted

1/2 cup unsalted macadamias

100g dark chocolate

1/2 cup halved macadamias

icing sugar to dust

Preheat oven to 160 C
Lightly grease and double line a deep 20cm round cake pan with baking paper
Combine fruit, orange juice and liqueur. Set aside, covered overnight
Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy
Add eggs one a time, beating well after each addition
Fold in flour, fruit and liquid, chopped macadamias and chocolate
Spoon mixture into pan smoothing top
Cover with halved macadamias
Bake 3 hours (cover with foil if getting too brown)
Cool, dust with icing sugar to serve

Milly's Oh So simple Christmas cake

Fruit mix;

1kg mixed, dried fruit*

200g castor sugar

1 1/3 cups water

1 Tbsp golden syrup

1 tbsp mixed spice

125gm butter, cubed

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs, at room temperature, beaten

250g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract or paste

1 tspn ground ginger

METHOD

Place dried fruit, sugar, water, golden syrup, mixed spice, butter and baking soda all into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Once it has come to the boil turn off the heat and allow it to cool naturally to room temperature. Then add the eggs, flour, baking powder, ground ginger and vanilla. Mix gently to combine, without over beating. Place mixture into your prepared and lined 20cm Square cake tin, smoothing the top and making sure the mixture is pushed right into the corners. Bake at 150C for an hour and a half to two hours.

*You may use any mixture of dried fruit (perhaps go more heavily on the sultanas, raisins and currants and then add cherries, peel, etc as desired - you could also include a small amount of slivered almonds) as long as the total weight equals 1kg.

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