Simple Christmas Cake
Oven Time : 2½-4 hrs
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What you need:
- 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
- 175g/6oz Butter (at room temperature)
- 175g/6oz Shamrock Light Muscovado Sugar
- 4 Large Eggs
- 275g/10oz Shamrock Raisins
- 275g/10oz Shamrock Sultanas
- 100g Shamrock Cherries
- 100g Shamrock Mixed Peel
- 100g packet Shamrock Chopped Almonds
- 100g packet Shamrock Ground Almonds
- Rind of 1 Lemon
- Rind of 1 Orange
- ½ teaspoon Goodall's Mixed Spice
- ½ teaspoon Goodall's Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons Whiskey
How to:
- Preheat oven to 120°C/250°F/Gas ½. Line a 20cms/8" round or 18cms/7" square deep cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs with a few spoonfuls of the flour. Sieve in the remaining flour and the spices. Mix well.
- Finally, stir in the raisins, sultanas, cherries, mixed peel, chopped nuts, ground almonds, lemon rind, orange rind and whiskey. Make sure Ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer to prepared tin. Level off top with back of the spoon. Bake for about 3½ to 4 hours but check at regular intervals after 2½ hours.
- When baked (a knife inserted into cake should come out clean, no dough attached to it) remove from oven and allow to cool in tin.
- When cold, remove from tin and wrap in greaseproof paper then tin foil. Store in a cool dry place until ready for decorating.
- Note: Ovens vary a lot nowadays so above temperature and times are just a guideline. Follow the manufacturers instructions and guidelines.
What you need:
- 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
- 175g/6oz Butter (at room temperature)
- 175g/6oz Shamrock Light Muscovado Sugar
- 4 Large Eggs
- 275g/10oz Shamrock Raisins
- 275g/10oz Shamrock Sultanas
- 100g Shamrock Cherries
- 100g Shamrock Mixed Peel
- 100g packet Shamrock Chopped Almonds
- 100g packet Shamrock Ground Almonds
- Rind of 1 Lemon
- Rind of 1 Orange
- ½ teaspoon Goodall's Mixed Spice
- ½ teaspoon Goodall's Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons Whiskey
How to:
- Preheat oven to 120°C/250°F/Gas ½. Line a 20cms/8" round or 18cms/7" square deep cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs with a few spoonfuls of the flour. Sieve in the remaining flour and the spices. Mix well.
- Finally, stir in the raisins, sultanas, cherries, mixed peel, chopped nuts, ground almonds, lemon rind, orange rind and whiskey. Make sure Ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer to prepared tin. Level off top with back of the spoon. Bake for about 3½ to 4 hours but check at regular intervals after 2½ hours.
- When baked (a knife inserted into cake should come out clean, no dough attached to it) remove from oven and allow to cool in tin.
- When cold, remove from tin and wrap in greaseproof paper then tin foil. Store in a cool dry place until ready for decorating.
- Note: Ovens vary a lot nowadays so above temperature and times are just a guideline. Follow the manufacturers instructions and guidelines.
