Martha's Christmas cake
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
2 Tins
ingredients
- 10 ounces butter
- 10 ounces dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 2 lemons, rind grated
- 5 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons brandy or 2 tablespoons sherry wine
- 12 ounces plain flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice (allspice)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 lbs currants
- 3⁄4 lb sultana
- 3⁄4 lb raisins
- 4 ounces blanced almonds, chopped
- 4 ounces chopped mixed candied peel
- 4 ounces chopped glace cherries
directions
- Cream butter and sugar with molasses and lemon rinds.
- Beat until mixture is soft and light.
- Whisk eggs and liquid and gradually beat into creamed butter mixture, adding little sieved flour if curdling shows.
- Mix in fruit with flour- gently but not overmixing and add spices.
- Pour into buttered cake tin.
- Bake in oven at 325-350 degrees F.
- for 1-1/4 hours then lower oven to 300 degrees for 2-1/2 to 3 hours.
- Allow to cool in tin.
- Tip out.
- Baste in sherry.
- Wrap in foil.
- Age well!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Scandigirl
Canada
<p>I'm Danish-Canadian! I immigrated to Canada in 1968 and lived in B.C. until 1979, then we had the wonderful opportunity to live in Hawaii for almost 3 years. We moved to Southern Ontario in 1982. Of profession, I'm a Doctor of Human Biochemistry, specializing in Nutrition, a Doctor of Homeopathic Medicine, and a Registered Nutrition Consultant Practitioner, I have my own full time practice. <br />My passion is cooking! I have tested and tried over 10.000 recipes over the last 30 years on my beloved husband who is now residing in a Long Term Facility with Dementia, so I have to make meals for one, healthy and simple. />My pet peeve is too much garlic in a creamy rich sauce. <br />My favourite cookbook is the one I have made myself over the past 40 years. <br />My interests are knitting Scandinavian socks, sweaters, reading. If I had a month off I would visit our adult children and 4 year old Granddaughter, who resides in British Columbia and Florida, and cook them their favorite meals.</p>