Recipe of the Month

Ingredients1kg packet fruit mix. You can macerate this in alcohol for a week prior to baking if you like to give it more flavour. However this isn’t essential 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 tbsp golden syrup 125g butter 1 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp vanilla Brandy, or other desired alcohol for feeding 2 heaped tsp mixed spice

Now's the time to make your Christmas cake so it's ready for the festive season ahead. Our friends at Home Essentials promise us this is the best one ever - let us know how it goes!

The Best Christmas Cake Ever!

Method

1 1. Place fruit mix, sugar, water, golden syrup, mixed spice, butter and baking soda into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.

2 2. Once it has come to the boil, turn off the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

3 3. Preheat your oven to 150°C.

4 4. Once fruit mixture is cooled add the eggs, flour, baking powder, ginger and vanilla and stir to combine.

5 5. Place mixture into a lined 20cm cake tin and bake for approximately 1.5 hours. If you’re using a wooden cake tin then you will need to cook for approximately 2 hours 45 mins.

6 6. Once out of the oven, allow to cool completely and then prick the surface of the cake and 'feed' with desired alcohol (we recommend brandy). To do this, measure 1-2 tablespoons of alcohol and brush it gently over the cake.

7 7. Wrap the cake securely with two layers of plastic wrap and a layer of foil and store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.

8 8. Continue to feed the cake with alcohol once a week until it’s ready to be gifted or enjoyed with friends and family!

Recipe by our very own Lex Cadell

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