Christmas Cake

Ingredients

1. 1lb rich brown sugar
2. 1lb butter
3. 1lb 2 oz flour and mixed spice
4. 3lbs raisins and sultanas
5. 8 oz cherries
6. 4 oz flaked almonds
7. 4oz mixed peel

Method

1.  Prepare fruit and mix together. (chop cherries in half and soak in whiskey/rum)
2. Cream butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until white in colour
3. Add eggs one at a time with a spoon of flour mixing thoroughly after each egg
4. Add fruit and remaining flour
5. Mix well until all flour is mixed in
6. Put into a prepared tin and bake in a  moderate oven until the skewer is clear
7. Bake for about 4 to 5 hours in plain oven at 130 degrees or less in a fan oven at 120 degrees or Gas mark 2

Handwritten recipe P1

Handwritten recipe P2

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