Drover's christmas cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
500 grams Raisins
500 grams Currants
500 grams Mixed fruit
125 grams Glace cherries
125 grams Mixed peel
125 grams Blanched almonds
1 cup Chopped pitted prunes
1 cup Chopped pitted dates
2 tablespoons Treacle
1 cup Rum
4½ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Bi-carbonate of soda
1 Dessertspoon ground allspice
1 Dessertspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
500 grams Unsalted butter
500 grams Brown sugar
10 Eggs

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 130deg.C. Double line a 28-30cm square cake tin with Glad Bake.

2. In a large mixing bowl, place all the fruit and pour over the treacle and rum and mix well. Set aside. Sift together the flour, bi-carbonate of soda and spices onto a large piece of paper.

3. In another bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Using a spatula, scrape butter mixture into the fruit mixture and tip in the flour. Mix all ingredients until well blended and then spoon into the prepared tin. Smooth the surface and place in the oven.

4. Bake for about 3½ - 4 hours until the cake is cooked when tested with a wooden skewer. Remove from oven and immediately brush with 2 tablespoons rum. Cover while hot with a double layer of foil and leave for 24 hours to cool completely. Remove from tin and store in a well-sealed container.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 13311 Calories (kcal); 526g Total Fat; (35% calories from fat); 190g Protein; 1963g Carbohydrate; 2964mg Cholesterol; 952mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 30 Grain(Starch); 11 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 67 Fruit; 97 Fat; 32 Other Carbohydrates

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