Best Christmas cake/ fruit cake

Name: Best Christmas cake/ fruit cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg dried fruit - a mix of raisins, sultanas, prunes, figs, cherries, cranberries; Zest and juice of 1 orange; Zest and juice of 1 (unwaxed) lemon (use 2 if they are small/ medium sized); 150 ml strong black tea + a few more spoonfuls for ‘feeding’; 250 g butter; 100 g light brown sugar; 175 g plain flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 100 g ground almonds; 100 g flaked almonds; 75-100 g walnut pieces; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 4 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Alessandra @alessa

This is too good to only make once a year.

Marzipan recipes
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728964-healthier-marzipan
or
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728951-healthy-marzipan-vegan-no-refined-sugar

This is too good to only make once a year.

Marzipan recipes
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728964-healthier-marzipan
or
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728951-healthy-marzipan-vegan-no-refined-sugar

Alessandra @alessa

This is too good to only make once a year.

Marzipan recipes
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728964-healthier-marzipan
or
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728951-healthy-marzipan-vegan-no-refined-sugar

This is too good to only make once a year.

Marzipan recipes
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728964-healthier-marzipan
or
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/uk/recipes/15728951-healthy-marzipan-vegan-no-refined-sugar

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Ingredients

1 kgdried fruit - a mix of raisins, sultanas, prunes, figs, cherries, cranberries
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Zest and juice of 1 (unwaxed) lemon (use 2 if they are small/ medium sized)
150 mlstrong black tea + a few more spoonfuls for ‘feeding’
250 gbutter
100 glight brown sugar
175 gplain flour
1/2 tspbaking powder
100 gground almonds
100 gflaked almonds
75-100 gwalnut pieces
2 tspmixed spice
1 tspground cinnamon
1/2 tspground cloves
4large eggs
1 tspvanilla extract

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Steps

1

Prepare the tin. Use a 20cm cake tin and double line with baking paper. Then line the outside too.
2

In a large heavy pan, put the fruits, lemon and orange zest and juice, the tea, the butter and the sugar. Heat on medium until boiling. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5 mins.
3

Leave the fruit mix to cool. Quickest way is to empty the pan onto a roasting tray or you can also put in a bowl.
4

Preheat oven to 150C.
5

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
6

Add the fruit and eggs and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
7

Pour the mix into the cake tin. Smooth the top. Cook for about 2 hours.
8

When the cake is ready, use a skewer to make a few holes in the top. Spoon in about 3 tbsp of black tea (this is ‘feeding’ the cake). Leave to cool.
9

Enjoy 😋