Christmas Cake

配料

225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour

175g/6oz Butter (at room temperature)

175g/6oz Shamrock Muscavado Brown Sugar

½ teaspoon Mixed Spice

½ teaspoon Nutmeg

4 large Eggs

2 x 350g packets of Shamrock Luxury Fruit Mix

350g packet Shamrock Sultanas

100g packet Shamrock Chopped Mixed Nuts

100g packet Shamrock Ground Almonds

Rind of 1 Lemon

Rind of 1 Orange

2 tablespoons Whiskey

步骤

1. Preheat oven to 120°C/250°F/Gas ½ .Line a 20cms/8” round or 18cms/7” square deep cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment.

2. Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs with a few spoonfuls of the flour. Sieve in the remaining flour and the spices. Mix well.

3. Finally, stir in the fruit mixes and sultanas, chopped nuts and ground almonds, lemon rind, orange rind and whiskey. Make sure ingredients are well combined.

4. Transfer to prepared tin. Level off top with back of the spoon. Bake for about 3 ½ to 4 hours but check at regular intervals after 2 ½ hours!

When baked (a knife inserted into cake should come out clean, no dough attached to it) remove from oven and allow to cool in tin.

When cold, remove from tin and wrap in greaseproof paper, then tin foil. Store in a cool dry place until ready for decorating.

Note: Ovens vary a lot nowadays so above temperature and times are just a guideline. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and guidelines.