[CH] Tis The Season/Off Topic/Recipe
Luke Speer (lukasz@midcoast.com.au)
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:09:09 +1100
Chrismas Cake Recipe
Place in a large Bowl
1Kg seeded Raisins
1Kg Sultanas
250g Maraschino Cheries
250g chopped Dates
250g mixed Peel
125g Crystalised Ginger
125g dried Apricots (plumped in Water)- Coarsely Chop later
125g Chopped Pitted prunes
Add 1/2 to 1 cup Rum (dark)
Mix well and stand overnight
Next day
Cream 500g soft butter (unsalted)
and 500g Brown Sugar (Moscavado)
Add 10 eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each
Blend in 500g Plain Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
1 teaspoon grated Lemon Rind
1/2 teaspoon Almond Essence
Fold in Fruit and Rum also 1 large grated green apple
1/2 cup blanched Almond halves
1/2 cup coarsely chopped Walnuts
Mix thoroughly and turn into a 30cm tin, well lined with greaseproof
paper.
Bake in a oven at 275 degrees F for 4 hours
Alternative way is to make 3 small tins and bake for 2 1/2 hours.
Pour some additional rum over when hot from oven and place in tin..
close lid and leave for 3 days..
Appologies for metric and imperial measurements but those that bake
Chrismas cakes will work it out..
Damm fine recipe/Damm nice cake
worked on a Job for 4 days and the Owner gave us this for morning tea
every day, asked her for the Recipe and here it is..
Luke in Oz