Special Christmas Cake

• 10oz butter
• 5oz caster sugar
• 5oz

Grease and line an eight-inch cake tin, and tie a band of brown paper round the outside. Cream together the butter and sugars till light and fluffy. Beat the eggs well and add gradually to the butter and sugar, together with a little of the sifted flour and spices. Fold in the rest of the flour, salt, fruit, peel, nuts, grated rind and juice of the lemon, brandy or sherry. When evenly mixed, tu