hazel's christmas cake
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From Hazel in Australia - was her Mum's recipe.... Hazel says best to start it in November......
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yield
10 serving(s)
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
3 Hr
method
Bake
Ingredients For hazel's christmas cake
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500 gflour
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1 kgmix of sultanas, raisins & currants
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2 tspcake spice
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2 tspnutmeg
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6eggs
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500 gbutter
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2 tsporange marmelade
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marzipan
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1 reciperoyal icing
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1 jarapricot jam
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 Tbspmilk
How To Make hazel's christmas cake
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1Soak fruit in copious amounts of brandy/sherry for at least 48hours...turning and stirring ..left longer the better. Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add marmalade. Mix fruit with flour. Mix 1 tsp Bicarb soda with milk and add to mix ( this was my mums secret ingedient! ). Grease and line large square cake tin with greasproof paper and alfoil 6" above tin. Cook in a SLOW oven (150deg C to 160 deg C). For 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Cool in tin, wrap in fresh alfoil and stash away somewhere so you won't smell it! YUMMO!! Just before Christmas, Spread with apricot jam, thinly roll mazipan and place over jam. Make royal icing from icing sugar and egg white and spread over marzipan and decorate with Christmas things ...ENJOY!!
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