Grandma's Christmas Cake

Grandma's Christmas Cake

Ingredients

12oz Currants
12ozs Golden raisins
8oz Raisins
8oz Brown sugar
8oz Butter or Margarine
10oz Flour
4oz Mixed peel
Glace cherries
1/2 Lemon - grated rind
Orange - grated rind
2 oz Chopped almonds
1-1/2 tsp Mixed spice
1 tbs Black treacle (Molasses)
Pinch salt
5 Eggs
Milk if required


Preparation Method


Cream together the butter and sugar, salt, mixed spice, treacle, add eggs one at a time. Stir in the fruit and flour in alternate batches until thoroughly mixed.

Use a metal pan about 10" wide x 5" or six inch high, one with a loose bottom is best. Line sides and bottom of pan with wax paper allowing the paper to extend up over the sides by an inch.

Put in round pan and bake at 325f for 1 hour and turn down to 300f and continue cooking for at least 2 hours and then check for doneness by inserting thin instrument until it comes out clean.