Jenny's christmas cake

 
                           JENNY'S CHRISTMAS CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   10       oz           Wholewheat flour
    1 1/2   lb           Dried Mixed Fruit
    4       oz           Glace Cherries
    2       oz           Chopped Walnuts
    2       oz           Chopped Almonds
    2       ts           Baking Powder
                         Nutmeg
      1/2   ts           Salt
    8       oz           Butter
    5                    Eggs (4-6)
    3       tb           Molasses (2-4)
    1                    Grated rind of 1 lemon
    1                    Grated rind of 1 orange
    8       oz           Demerera Sugar
                         LOTS of ALCOHOL
                         -about half bottle of rum
                         -or brandy or both
      1/4   pt           Guiness
 
   Mix the fruit and alcohol together and leave to soak
   for 3 days minimum. Add cherries and nuts to mixture.
   Mix flour, baking powder, spices and salt together.
   Cream the butter, and sugar, when light and fluffy
   beat in molasses and then eggs one at a time.
   Fold in half of the flour mixture followed by the
   fruit and alcohol mixture. Then fold in the remainder
   of the flour. Bake in lined tin wrapped in newspaper
   and secure tin with string. Bake at Gas 3 for first
   two hours then reduce to Gas 2 for a further 90
   minutes. When cooked sprinkle cake with alcohol. Keep
   wrapped in foil and every so often sprinkle with
   alcohol.
  
 
 
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