Christmas Cake

You can prepare this lovely cake and enjoy every mouthful.

Ingredients

• 5 ml Oil, Sunflower, Average
• 120 g Treacle, Black
• 120 g Margarine, Average
• 3 Serving/168g Eggs, Free Range, Medium, Average
• 150 g Flour, Plain, Average
• 5 g Five Spice, Powder, Sharwood's*
• 120 g Sultanas, Average
• 120 g Raisins, Seedless, Average
• 120 g Currants, Average
• 120 g Cherries, Glace, Average
• 2 Tbsp/30ml Sherry, Medium
• 1 Tbsp/6g Oranges, Peel, Raw

Method

1. Grease an 18cm(7in) cake tin with the sunflower oil, line with baking parchment.
2. Preheat the oven to Gas mark 2/150°C
3. In a large bowl beat together the treacle and margarine. Gradually adding the eggs, pinch of salt and mixed spice. Sift the flour and add also.
4. Add the dried fruits, cherries, sherry and zest and juice of one orange. Fold in gently.
5. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface, making a slight dip in the centre.
6. Bake in the oven for approx 2/2.5 hours. Place a piece of greaseproof paper over the top if it becomes too brown.
7. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. When cool wrap in foil or greaseproof paper and store in an airtight container.

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