CAFE 

CHRISTMAS CAKE   

Ingredients: 

2 kg mixed fruit, chopped.

250 g butter                                               

1 ½ cups brown sugar, firmly packed

1/3 cup golden syrup

2 cups of fruit juice 

4 eggs, lightly beaten.

2 cups self-raising flour

2 cups plain flour 

2 teaspoons mixed spice

Method:

1. Line a deep 23cm round or 20cm square cake pan with three layers of baking paper, bringing paper 5 cm above edge of pan. (8 small tins.)

1. Soak the fruit with the juice. Add the fruit, butter, sugar, golden syrup to a large saucepan. Bring to the boil stirring, reduce heat, cover simmer five minutes.
2. Cool to room temperature. Stir in the eggs, one at a time and sifted dry ingredients.
3. Spread mixture evenly in the prepared greased tin(s). 
4. Bake in a moderately slow oven 160 C for about one hour for small cakes, or two hours for a large cake until cooked. Check with a skewer. Cover hot cake with foil, cool in pan.