Tulip-Fairy's Family Christmas Cake
- 18 ounces sultanas
- 18 ounces raisins
- 8 ounces glace cherries
- 6 ounces chopped mixed nuts
- 6 eggs
- 12 ounces sugar
- 12 ounces butter
- 18 ounces self raising flour
- 38 pint milk (mixed together) or 38 pint brandy (mixed together)
- brandy, for soaking fruit
- Weigh out all fruit and leave to soak in the brandy overnight.
- Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs and flour and mix in milk and brandy until combined.
- Stir in fruit and nuts, at this point I have been known to mix with a pair of very clean hands to ensure that all the fruit is mixed into the cake mixture.
- Place mixture into a greased and lined 10" tin, protect with brown paper -- see note!
- Bake in a slow oven 150C 300F Gas mark 2 for 5 1/2 hours or until a skewer can be pulled out of the centre of the cake clean.
- Note: Protect a large cake by fastening a band of brown paper round the tin 2-3" higher than the tin, and cover the top of the cake with greaseproof paper after 3 hours.
- The preparation time is a guess as this is not a job to be rushed, especially if you take on board a brandy or two while mixing it!
- Don't forget to make a wish while stirring it -- this has become a family tradition in my house!
- Servings: Another guess as it depends on how big your slices are ;-).
sultanas, raisins, glace cherries, mixed nuts, eggs, sugar, butter, flour, milk, brandy
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tulip-fairys-family-christmas-cake-197558 (may not work)