Christmas Cake

Ingredients :

ü Refined flour – 170 gms ü Butter – 140 gms ü Castor sugar – 140 gms ü Currants – 140 gms ü Sultanas – 140 gms ü Raisins – 140 gms  ü Cherries – 115 gms ü Mixed peel - 85 gms ü Lemon rind of 1 lemon ü Caramel – 1 tsp ü Eggs – 4 ü Mixed spice – ½ tsp Method :  Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.  Add the eggs gradually and beat well.  Stir in the flour.  Add the prepared fruit, treacle (syrup of the canned fruit), lemon rind, peel and spice.  Put into a 7” cake tin lined with paper.  Cook in a moderate oven 300º-325º F (150º-160º C) for about 3 hours.  Keep in airtight tin 6 – 8 weeks before serving.