'V' Christmas cake
'V' Christmas cake

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, 'v' christmas cake. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

'V' Christmas cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. 'V' Christmas cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 'v' christmas cake using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make 'V' Christmas cake:
  1. Prepare 300 grams (12oz) self raising flour
  2. Prepare 5 ml (1tsp) mixed spice
  3. Take 100 grams (4 oz) ground almonds
  4. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) butter
  5. Make ready 200 grams (8oz) castor sugar
  6. Make ready 4 eggs beaten with 125 mls (8 tbsp) milk or (1/2 milk and brandi )
  7. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) currants
  8. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) sultanas
  9. Make ready 200 grams (8 oz) raisins
  10. Prepare 100 grams (4 oz ) halved glacé cherries
  11. Prepare 100 grams (4 oz) cut mixed peel
Instructions to make 'V' Christmas cake:
  1. soak the currents, sultanas, raisins, halved glacè cherries and mixed peel in 1/2 cup (200mls) of good Brandi ..let it soak for at least 4/6 weeks and top up weekly before Christmas if necessary
  2. Sieve together flour , spice and ground almonds
  3. Cream butter and sugar, stir in flour mixture and eggs with milk ( alternately, a little at a time)
  4. lastly add fruit mix thoroughly
  5. place mixture in a greased and lined 23cm x 7cm deep round cake tin
  6. bake in slow oven, 150c-300f for about 41/2 hours …after 31/2 check cake by inserting a knife or skewer until it comes out clean

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