Name: Christmas Cake Australian
Ingredients: 3 cup raisins; 3 cup sultanas; 2 cup currants; 1/2 cup mixed peel; 1/2 cup glace cherries; 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 1 cup brandy; 400 gram butter or margarine; 2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoon marmalade; 3 cup plain flour; 2 tablespoon cocoa; 1 tablespoon parisienne essence; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; mixed spice and nutmeg; 8 eggs; pinch salt

Christmas Cake Australian

Ingredients

3 cups raisins
3 cups sultanas
2 cups currants
1/2 cup mixed peel
1/2 cup glace cherries
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 cup brandy
400 grams butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons marmalade
3 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon parisienne essence
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
mixed spice and nutmeg
8 eggs
pinch salt

Instructions

Soak fruit and almonds in brandy overnight. Cream butter and sugar, add marmalade , cocoa, spices, salt and essence, then eggs. Pour mixture in with fruit adding salt, flour, and baking powder. Pour in 2 x 9" pans lined with greaseproof paper. Place aluminum foil with a pleat over pans and prick several holes in it. Start cooking at 375 degrees and decrease 25 degrees every half hour until 325 degrees. Cook 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Cakes are cooked when a skewer comes out clean. Cool in pans with foil over top. Store wrapped in foil.