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Christmas Cake

Card Color
#e91720
Card Label
Christmas
Recipe Name
Christmas Cake
Difficulty
Medium
Total Time
03:00
Introduction
A Christmas classic. Make your own Christmas cake this year for all the family to share at a get together.

Ingredients
  • 1kg Mixed dried fruit (any blend of raisins, sultana's, currants, mixed peel, dried cranberries, cherries, chopped dried apricots, dates, dried figs or dried pineapple
  • Preference Brewed tea plus extra for oranges
  • 2 Zest and juice of oranges
  • 2 or 4 Lemons or clementines
  • 250g Unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
  • 250g light, soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 4 Eggs
  • 200g Plain flour
  • 2 tsp Mixed spice
  • 100g Whole or flaked almonds chopped hazelnuts, walnuts or brazil nuts (optional)
Method
  • Step 1In a large bowl, add your dried fruit mixture, citrus zest, tea and juice. Mix thoroughly, cover and leave to marinate overnight.
  • Step 2Preheat the oven to 160ºC.
  • Step 3Using a deep cake tin approximately 20cm round, butter and double line the tin.
  • Step 4Wrap the outside of the tin using newspaper and secure in place with string.
  • Step 5In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla. Once combined, beat in the eggs one by one.
  • Step 6In the same bowl, add in the flour, mixed spice, nuts and your soaked dried fruit mixture.
  • Step 7Stir everything together until well combined and then pour the mixture to the cake tin.
  • Step 8Bake the cake for approximately for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Step 9Reduce your oven temperature to 140ºC and loosely cover the top of the cake with foil and bake for a further 45 minutes or until fully cooked.
  • Step 10Decorate with icing!
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Russell Hobbs

Russell Hobbs was founded in the UK in 1952 by Bill Russell and Peter Hobbs, whose combined design and engineering flair allowed them to launch a company that remains a leading brand to this day. Over the years, Russell Hobbs has built up a legacy of design and innovation that placed the brand at the heart of the consumer’s home. The first automatic switch off kettle, the first automatic coffee maker and even the first plastic kettle were all Russell Hobbs innovations.