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| Prep Time | 3 hours |
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Ingredients
- Unsalted butter - 250 gms
- Brown sugar(dark or Light) - 200 gms
- Eggs - 4 Large
- Vanilla Essence - 10 ml
- Water - 3/4 cup
- Plain flour(or you can use 500 gm with 1/2 tsp baking powder) - 450 gm
- Self raising flour - 50 gm
- bi(carbonate of soda - 1 1/4 tsp) -
- Orange juice - 300 ml
- raisins and sultanas - 250 gms
- black currant - 200 gms
- almond nuts ground - 150 gms
- Mixed peel - 100 gms
- glazed cherries - 150 gms
- chopped dates - 100 gms
- candied ginger - 50 gms
- dried apricots and figs choppped - 50 gms
- Orange marmalade - 2 Tbs
- Black treacle or liquid caramel - 2 tbs
- orange juice, orange and lemon rind grated - 1 cup
- Spices -
- Pepper - 1 tsp
- Five spice powder - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
- Grated nutmeg - 1 tsp
- Mace powder - 1 tsp
Decoration :-
- Cherries and nuts -
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Instructions
- Soak all dry fruits and nuts in orange juice and leave overnight.
- Grease two loaf pans (25.4 x 14 x 5.6 cm) and line with butter paper. Preheat oven at 140c Simmer Together :- soaked fruits , butter, brown sugar, water in a large pan for 5 minutes. Leave to cool. Add soda bicarb. Mix gently when it froths.
- Beat eggs lightly. Add to the cooled mixture a little at a time. Mix with a wooden spoon.
- Sieve the flour with spices. Add to the egg mixture and fold in lightly.
- Add more orange juice if the batter is too thick and stir.
- Pour into greased and line loaf pans. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs until cooked.
- Cool and store wrapped in foil to mature. Remove wrappings after a week. Slice into even pieces
Recipe Notes
Use Christmas theme Tea towels to wrap the cake and add ornaments.
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