Ingredients
14 Total- 500 g Country Range Currants
- 350 g Country Range Sultanas
- 175 g Country Range Raisins
- 350 g Country Range Glacé Cherries
- 2 oranges (rind only)
- 150 ml sherry
- 250 g Country Range Butter
- 250 g dark brown sugar
- 5 Country Range Free Range Medium Eggs
- 75 g Country Range Self Raising Flour
- 175 g Country Range Plain Flour
- 75 g Country Range Chopped Almonds, blanched
- 1 tbsp black treacle
- 1 ½ tsp Country Range Ground Mixed Spice
Method
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Step 1
First, prepare the fruit - chop the raisins with a damp knife and quarter the cherries. Put all the fruit into a container, pour over the sherry and stir in the grated rind. Cover with a lid and leave to soak for 3 days, stirring daily. -
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Step 2
Pre-heat the oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas Mark 2. Place the butter, sugar, eggs, treacle and blanched almonds into a large bowl and beat well. Add the flours and spice and mix thoroughly. Stir in the sherry soaked fruit. -
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Step 3
Grease and line a 20cm square tin with greaseproof paper. Spoon the mixture into the tin and level out evenly. -
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Step 4
Bake slowly until cooked through (approx. 4 hours). -
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Step 5
Once cooled, soak with sherry weekly and store in an airtight container until Christmas.
Ingredients
14 Total- 500 g Country Range Currants
- 350 g Country Range Sultanas
- 175 g Country Range Raisins
- 350 g Country Range Glacé Cherries
- 2 oranges (rind only)
- 150 ml sherry
- 250 g Country Range Butter
- 250 g dark brown sugar
- 5 Country Range Free Range Medium Eggs
- 75 g Country Range Self Raising Flour
- 175 g Country Range Plain Flour
- 75 g Country Range Chopped Almonds, blanched
- 1 tbsp black treacle
- 1 ½ tsp Country Range Ground Mixed Spice
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