This week has been set aside for making Christmas cakes. 1 kilo mixed dried fruit 300 grams mixed nuts 200 grams glace cherries 200 grams mixed peel the rind of two lemons and two oranges Liberal slosh of Brandy That will be left overnight then tomorrow 250 grams of butter and 200 grams of brown sugar will be creamed than the addition of 4 eggs, mixed spice, cinnamon, black treacle and marmalade salt and flour which will then be combined with mixed fruit and nuts ready for the oven at 140ish for 3 or 4 hours. Thats the first part!! Two cakes were made yesterday two more tomorrow.
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