Cookery Class - Step by Step
Festive fruitcake from Ideas
It's Christmas! And what would it be without a festive fruitcake? We show you how it's done.Learn to cook something else?
Ingredients
1.25 kg fruitcake mix125 ml mixed peel
500 g seedless dates, chopped
125 g glacé cherries, halved
250 ml mixed glacé fruit, coarsely chopped
125 ml brandy
500 g butter
500 g sugar
500 g cake flour
5 ml salt
5 ml bicarbonate of soda
10 ml mixed spice
10 ml cinnamon
1 ml nutmeg
5 ml ginger
250 g pecan nuts or blanched almonds, coarsely chopped
8 large eggs
extra glacé fruit, cherries and nuts for decorating (optional)
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Prep time : | 45 minutes | |
Cooking time : | 3-4 hours |
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Want to know more? | read our cooks notes |
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Step 1
Measure the circumference of the tin with a piece of string. Then measure the string and cut a strip of greaseproof paper that is slightly longer than the tin's circumference and three times the height. Fold the strip in half lengthways. |
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