Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, 'v' christmas cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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'V' Christmas cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. 'V' Christmas cake is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 'v' christmas cake using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make 'V' Christmas cake:

1. Get 300 grams (12oz) self raising flour
2. Get 5 ml (1tsp) mixed spice
3. Prepare 100 grams (4 oz) ground almonds
4. Get 200 grams (8 oz) butter
5. Take 200 grams (8oz) castor sugar
6. Take 4 eggs beaten with 125 mls (8 tbsp) milk or (1/2 milk and brandi )
7. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) currants
8. Get 200 grams (8 oz) sultanas
9. Make ready 200 grams (8 oz) raisins
10. Take 100 grams (4 oz ) halved glacé cherries
11. Prepare 100 grams (4 oz) cut mixed peel

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Instructions to make 'V' Christmas cake:

1. soak the currents, sultanas, raisins, halved glacè cherries and mixed peel in 1/2 cup (200mls) of good Brandi ..let it soak for at least 4/6 weeks and top up weekly before Christmas if necessary
2. Sieve together flour , spice and ground almonds
3. Cream butter and sugar, stir in flour mixture and eggs with milk ( alternately, a little at a time)
4. lastly add fruit mix thoroughly
5. place mixture in a greased and lined 23cm x 7cm deep round cake tin
6. bake in slow oven, 150c-300f for about 41/2 hours …after 31/2 check cake by inserting a knife or skewer until it comes out clean

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