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Monday, April 20, 2015

Heap Family Christmas Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 60
  • 15 ounces crushed pineapple
  • 1 1/2 lbs mixed dried fruit
  • 1/2 lb glace cherries
  • 1/2 lb butter
  • 12 ounces soft brown sugar
  • 3 medium eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 lb plain flour
  • 1/2 lb self raising flour
  • 2 teaspoons mixed spice

Recipe

  • 1 preheat the oven to 150c (300f / gas mark 2) and line a deep 9 inch (23cm) square tin with a double layer of baking parchment (this should protrude over the top of the edges of the tin).
  • 2 melt the butter over the stove, and mix in the pineapple, mixed fruit, cherries and sugar. these should be kept over a high heat until the mixture begins to boil, and the sugar is completely dissolved. this can take 5 minutes.
  • 3 cool the mixture until it is look warm (or else the eggs will scramble).
  • 4 sift together the two kinds of flour and mixed spice.
  • 5 beat the eggs and the flour mixture into the sugar-fruit mixture.
  • 6 transfer the entire mixture into the lined tin.
  • 7 cut a double piece of brown paper the same size as the tin to act as a lid, with a small air vent in the centre.
  • 8 wrap the outside of the tin in a double layer of baking parchment. this will help to stop the cake from catching.
  • 9 bake for 3 hours (and skewer test to check it is completely done - the skewer should come out clean).

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