Rich Dark Christmas Cake

Name: Rich Dark Christmas Cake
Yield: Makes a deep 9 inch / 23 cm round cake or 8 inch / 20.5 cm square cake
Ingredients: 2 tbsp orange juice; 2½ fl oz / 70 ml brandy, whisky or orange liqueur; 1 tsp ground mace or nutmeg; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 8 oz / 230 g unsalted butter, softened; 8 oz / 230 g dark muscovado sugar; 2½ fl oz / 70 ml brandy, whisky or orange liqueur; 2½ fl oz / 70 ml brandy, whisky or orange liqueur; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 12 oz / 340 g plain flour; 4 oz / 110 g flaked almonds; 2 tsp grated lemon zest; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground mace or nutmeg; 6 oz / 170 g lexia raisins; 6 oz / 170 g sultanas; 6 oz / 170 g pitted prunes, chopped; 3 oz / 85 g chopped dates; 13 oz / 370 g currants

Preparation info

Makes a deep
9 inch

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

13 oz / 370 g currants
6 oz / 170

Dessert
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Line a 9 in / 23 cm round or 8 in / 20.5