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Grandpa
Pencil's
Christmas
Recipe
Easy
Christmas Cake
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Ingredients
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- 230g
Butter
- 1
cup Sugar
- 1
teaspoon Caramel
- 6
Eggs
- 230g
Sultanas
- 230g
Currants
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- 230g
Raisins
- 230g
Citron Peel
- 60g
Dates or Figs chopped
- 60g
chopped Almonds
- 2
1/2 cups Plain Flour
- 1/2
cup Brandy or Sherry
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You
will need
An
18
cm
round
or
square
cake
tin,
mixing
bowl,
beater
baking
paper
or
foil
and
a
skewer
.
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Directions
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- Beat
butter and sugar to a cream
- Add
beaten eggs one at a time
while beating
- Add
fruit and nuts
- Add
flour and brandy/sherry
mixing well
- Line
an 18 cm round or square
cake tin
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- Pour
in mixture
- Bake
in a slow over at 275c
- 300c for 3 to 3 1/2 hours
- Test
by piercing with a skewer.
If the skewer comes out
clean the cake is done
- Allow
to cool in the tin
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