Here's a great Christmas cake recipe I was given by my brother-in-law
Makes 6" cake
| 100g | (4oz) | | Soft Brown Sugar
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| 1 Dessert Spoon | | Treacle
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| 2 | | Large Eggs
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| 4 Dessert Spoons | | Sherry
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| 1/2 tsp | | Vanilla Essence
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| 50g | (2oz) | | Self-Raising Flour
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| 75g | (3oz) | Plain Flour
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| 1/4 tsp | | Mixed Spice
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| Pinch | | Ground Cinnamon
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| Pinch | | Nutmeg
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| 150g | (6oz) | Currents
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| 150g | (6oz) | Sultanas
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| 150g | (6oz) | Raisins
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| 25g | (1oz) | Glace Cherries
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| 25g | (1oz) | Ground Almonds
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| Grated Rind | 1 | Lemon
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- Grease and flour a 6 inch tin
- Heat oven to 135C (GM1)
- Cream the fat and the sugar, beat in the treacle
- Beat eggs, sherry and vanilla essence together.
- Mix the egg mixture into the fat and sugar, alternating with the flours and spices.
- Add the remaining ingredients, but do not over mix. Mixture should be fairly stiff.
- Turn into prepared tin, and leave for 10mins, then give a tap on the table to settle.
- Put in oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Leave a day before putting in tin.
- Leave several days before marzipan. Leave a week before icing.
