Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, fruit cake / christmas cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Fruit cake / Christmas cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Fruit cake / Christmas cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fruit cake / christmas cake using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fruit cake / Christmas cake:

1. Make ready 1 kg dried fruit - a mix of raisins, sultanas, prunes, figs, cherries, cranberries
2. Get Zest and juice of 1 orange
3. Make ready Zest and juice of 1 (unwaxed) lemon (use 2 if they are small/ medium sized)
4. Take 150 ml strong black tea + a few more spoonfuls for ‘feeding’
5. Get 250 g butter
6. Get 100 g light brown sugar
7. Take 175 g plain flour
8. Get 1/2 tsp baking powder
9. Take 100 g ground almonds
10. Get 100 g flaked almonds
11. Prepare 75-100 g walnut pieces
12. Prepare 2 tsp mixed spice
13. Get 1 tsp ground cinnamon
14. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground cloves
15. Take 4 large eggs
16. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions to make Fruit cake / Christmas cake:

1. Prepare the tin. Use a 20cm cake tin and double line with baking paper. Then line the outside too.
2. In a large heavy pan, put the fruits, lemon and orange zest and juice, the tea, the butter and the sugar. Heat on medium until boiling. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5 mins.
3. Leave the fruit mix to cool. Quickest way is to empty the pan onto a roasting tray or you can also put in a bowl.
4. Preheat oven to 150C.
5. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
6. Add the fruit and eggs and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
7. Pour the mix into the cake tin. Smooth the top. Cook for about 2 hours.
8. When the cake is ready, use a skewer to make a few holes in the top. Spoon in about 3 tbsp of black tea (this is ‘feeding’ the cake). Leave to cool.
9. Enjoy 😋

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