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Christmas Cake

Christmas Cake

Christmas cake is traditionally a fruit cake with white icing (or frosting). There is quite enough sugar at Christmas, I think! So my Christmas cake has nuts and cherries on top instead.

Ingredients
butter
dark brown sugar
2 eggs
plain flour
dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants)
some candied peel
glacé cherries
almonds
spices: cinnamon, nutmeg
brandy or other (optional)
Equipment

food mixer (optional)
mixing bowl
spoon
round baking tin
baking paper (optional)
oven:
time in oven: one and a half hours

preparation time:
making cake mix
decorating top with nuts and fruit

Cooking process

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