Christmas Fruit Cake

A traditional English, easy, and delicious fruit cake recipe with brandy. Age this fruit cake for a few days for an even better taste!😊

We ate this cake on the same day it was baked . .we should eat this fruit cake a few days or a week later but best is a month later ... Lesson learnt, do not attempt last minute baking during festive season. Anyway, all tasters gave thumps up ! Hohoho....😘😍

Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients :
250g  dried mix fruits
50g     raisins ( soak with rum or brandy overnight )
230g   butter
220g   sugar
1 tsp    vanilla essence 
4          eggs
230g    plain flour

Method :
1.Prepare a 9 " round cake tin .

2.Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3.Beat in eggs, one by one, beating well after each addition.Add in vanilla essence & continue to beat.

4.Mix in flour until well combined.

5.Fold in mixed  fruits and soaked raisins .

6.Place batter into  lined/greased pan.

7.Bake in a preheated oven at 160C for 1 hour or until a skewer stuck in the middle comes out clean.

8.Let the cake cool in the tin for 20 min then remove it onto a wire rack & leave it to cool completely. ( I skipped this step because I 'd run out of time 😅).

9.Spread the icing frosting on top the cake.


Happy baking !!