english christmas cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 3/4 cups superfine sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups golden raisins
• 4 cups dried currants
• 1 cup candied cherries
• 3/4 cup chopped almonds
• 2 tablespoons

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 12 hrs 15 mins


• grease an 8 inch square baking dish and line it with parchment paper. set aside.
• in a large bowl, combine the flour, mixed spice, cinnamon and lemon zest. stir with a whisk until blended. in a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing until each one is blended in. stir in the dry ingredients just until moistened, then fold in the raisins, golden raisins, currants, cherries and almonds.
• spoon into the prepared pan and smooth the top. make a slight impression in the center with the back of a spoon so the cake will turn out level. cover and leave in a cool place overnight.
• preheat the oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). place the cake pan on a baking sheet.
• bake for 4 hours in the preheated oven. when the cake is done, a skewer inserted into the center should come out clean. cool in the pan for 1 hour, then turn out a wire rack and remove the paper. when completely cool, poke with a skewer every inch or so, and spoon into the holes. wrap in waxed paper and store in a cool place until serving.