How To Make Suits-all Christmas Cake
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Serves:
Ingredients
- 200g unsalted butter, softened
- 200g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 100g dried cranberries
- 100g raisins
- 100g currants
- 50g chopped mixed nuts
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 1/2 orange
- 1 tbsp brandy (optional)
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F). Grease and line a 6-inch round cake tin.
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In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
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Fold in the flour and mixed spice until well combined.
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Stir in the dried cranberries, raisins, currants, mixed nuts, orange zest, orange juice, and brandy (if using), until evenly distributed.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top with a spatula.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 2 hours, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Once cooled, dust the top of the cake with icing sugar before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories : 550kcal
- Total Fat : 25g
- Saturated Fat : 12g
- Cholesterol : 146mg
- Sodium : 35mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 78g
- Dietary Fiber : 4g
- Sugar : 53g
- Protein : 7g
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