Celebration Fruit Cake
| Makes: 1 x 20cm (8 inch) round or 18cm (7 inch) square cake | Course: Dessert | Categories: Cakes, Christmas | Machine: Mixer | Total time: 4 1/2 hours plus soaking and maturing |
This celebration fruit cake is filled with juicy fruits and warm spices, perfect to be served on Christmas Day.
Ingredients
- 115g (4oz) glacé cherries
- 325g (12oz) currants
- 280g (10oz) raisins
- 325g (12oz) sultanas
- 115g (4oz) chopped candied peel
- 45ml (3 tbsp) brandy
- 250g (9oz) butter, softened
- 250g (9oz) light brown muscovado sugar
- 5 eggs, lightly beaten
- 300g (11oz) plain flour
- 5ml (1 tsp) ground mixed spice
- 2.5ml (½tsp) ground cinnamon
- 2.5ml (½tsp) ground nutmeg
- finely grated rind 1 lemon
- 115g (4oz) whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 60-90ml (2-3fl oz) barley wine, milk or orange juice
Quantity guide for different sizes of rich fruit cake
15cm (6 inch) round or 12cm (5 inch) square cake
- 40g (1.oz) glacé cherries
- 200g (7oz) currants
- 150g (5oz) raisins
- 175g (6oz) sultanas
- 40g (1.oz) chopped candied peel
- 30ml (2 tbsp) brandy
- 150g (5oz) butter, softened
- 150g (5oz) light brown muscovado sugar
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 175g (6oz) plain flour
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) ground mixed spice
- 1.25ml (½ tsp) ground cinnamon
- 1.25ml (. tsp) ground nutmeg
- finely grated rind ½ lemon
- 40g (1½oz) whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 30ml (2 tbsp) barley wine, milk or orange juice
18cm (7 inch) round or 15cm (6 inch) square cake
- 65g (2.oz) glacé cherries
- 225g (8oz) currants
- 200g (7oz) raisins
- 225g (8oz) sultanas
- 65g (2½oz) chopped candied peel
- 30ml (2 tbsp) brandy
- 175g (6oz) butter, softened
- 175g (6oz) light brown muscovado sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 225g (8oz) plain flour
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) ground mixed spice
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) ground cinnamon
- 1.25ml (½ tsp) ground nutmeg
- finely grated rind ½lemon
- 50g (2oz) whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 45-60ml (3-4 tbsp) barley wine, milk or orange juice
25cm (10 inch) round or 23cm (9 inch) square cake
- 200g (7oz) glacé cherries
- 625g (1lb 6oz) currants
- 500g (1lb 2oz) raisins
- 625g (1lb 6oz) sultanas
- 200g (7oz) chopped candied peel
- 60ml (4 tbsp) brandy
- 500g (1lb 2oz) butter, softened
- 500g (1lb 2oz) light brown muscovado sugar
- 9 eggs, lightly beaten
- 600g (1lb 5oz) plain flour
- 10ml (2 tsp) ground mixed spice
- 5ml (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 5ml (1 tsp) ground nutmeg
- finely grated rind 1½lemons
- 175g (6oz) whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 90ml (3fl oz) barley wine, milk or orange juice
30cm (12 inch) round or 28cm (11 inch) square cake
- 275g (10oz) glacé cherries
- 1.0kg (2lb 4oz) currants
- 750g (1lb 11oz) raisins
- 1.0kg (2lb 4oz) sultanas
- 275g (10oz) chopped candied peel
- 90ml (6 tbsp) brandy
- 750g (1lb 11oz) butter, softened
- 750g (1lb 11oz) light brown muscovado sugar
- 14 eggs, lightly beaten
- 850g (1lb 14oz) plain flour
- 12.5ml (2. tsp) ground mixed spice
- 7.5ml (1½ tsp) ground cinnamon
- 7.5ml (1½ tsp) ground nutmeg
- finely grated rind 2 lemons
- 275g (10oz) whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 120ml (4fl oz) barley wine, milk or orange juice
Tools
- K beater
