Currants 225g Sultanas 80g Raisins 80g Mixed candied peel 25g Brandy 100ml Plain flour 120g Nutmeg & mixed spice a pinch Soft dark brown sugar 112g Eggs 4 Black treacle 1 dsp Butter 112g, softened Almonds 25g, chopped Lemon ½, zest Orange 1, zest

Soak the dried fruit in the brandy overnight. Pre-heat the oven to 140°c/gas 1. Place the flour, spices, sugar, eggs, treacle and butter in a bowl and beat until smooth. Fold in the brandy soaked fruit, almonds, lemon and orange zest. Pour into a lined cake tin, cover with baking parchment and bake for 3-4 hours until cooked through.

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Festive fruit cake

This trad festive fruit cake recipe is a failsafe Christmas favourite

Added on December 4, 2017

The weather outside may be frightful, but this festive fruit cake recipe from The Greenbank Hotel is really quite delightful

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Oven temp 140°c / gas 1

You will need

Currants 225g
Sultanas 80g
Raisins 80g
Mixed candied peel 25g
Brandy 100ml
Plain flour 120g
Nutmeg & mixed spice a pinch
Soft dark brown sugar 112g
Eggs 4
Black treacle 1 dsp
Butter 112g, softened
Almonds 25g, chopped
Lemon ½, zest
Orange 1, zest

Method

Soak the dried fruit in the brandy overnight.
Pre-heat the oven to 140°c/gas 1.
Place the flour, spices, sugar, eggs, treacle and butter in a bowl and beat until smooth.
Fold in the brandy soaked fruit, almonds, lemon and orange zest.
Pour into a lined cake tin, cover with baking parchment and bake for 3-4 hours until cooked through.

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You will need

Currants 225g
Sultanas 80g
Raisins 80g
Mixed candied peel 25g
Brandy 100ml
Plain flour 120g
Nutmeg & mixed spice a pinch
Soft dark brown sugar 112g
Eggs 4
Black treacle 1 dsp
Butter 112g, softened
Almonds 25g, chopped
Lemon ½, zest
Orange 1, zest

Method

Soak the dried fruit in the brandy overnight.
Pre-heat the oven to 140°c/gas 1.
Place the flour, spices, sugar, eggs, treacle and butter in a bowl and beat until smooth.
Fold in the brandy soaked fruit, almonds, lemon and orange zest.
Pour into a lined cake tin, cover with baking parchment and bake for 3-4 hours until cooked through.