{"id":682,"date":"2020-09-08T10:40:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westbrookcookers.com\/?p=682"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:40:47","slug":"christmas-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westbrookcookers.com\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"Christmas cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Cake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westbrookcookers.com\/electric-conversions\/#controllable-13-amp\">https:\/\/westbrookcookers.com\/electric-conversions\/#controllable-13-amp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here we are again! Christmas comes but once a year, so it makes sense to give in, eat the calories and have a great time!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For your Christmas Cake You will need:<\/strong>&#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>175g\/ 6oz raisins<br \/>\n350g\/ 12oz glace cherries, quartered<br \/>\n500g\/ 1lb 2oz currants<br \/>\n350g\/ 12oz sultanas150ml\/ \u00bc pint of sherry and extra for \u2018feeding\u2019<br \/>\nGrated zest of 1 orange<br \/>\nGrated zest of 1 lemon<br \/>\n250g\/ 9oz organic butter (softened on the back of the Aga)<br \/>\n250g\/ 9oz light muscovado sugar<br \/>\n4 free-range eggs<br \/>\n1 tbsp black treacle<\/p>\n<p>100g\/ 4oz blanched almonds, chopped<br \/>\n100g\/ 4oz self-raising flour<br \/>\n150g\/ 5oz plain flour<br \/>\n2 level tsp mixed spice<\/p>\n<p><strong>You will also need<\/strong><br \/>\n23cm (9 inch) spring form cake tin<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How to make the cake<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPut all the dried fruit in a container with a lid and pour over the sherry. Stir in the zest of both the orange and lemon. Place the lid tight on top and remember to stir daily. Leave well alone for three days minimum but no longer than a week.<br \/>\nLine a 23cm spring form tin with Bake-o-Glide or grease proof paper cut to size<br \/>\nPreheat your ElectricKit Aga to 140 degrees.\u00a0 If not using an Aga, pre-heat your oven to 140\u00baC\/120\u00baC fan\/gas mark one.<br \/>\nMeasure the butter, sugar, eggs, treacle and almonds into a large bowl and beat well.\u00a0 Add the flours and spice and mix until blended. Now stir in the sherry soaked fruit. Spoon the mix into the cake tin and level the surface.<br \/>\nAt this point, cover the tin in cling film and leave in the fridge over night.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Next morning place the cake in the simmering oven using the second set of runners down from the top with the cold plain shelf beneath. Bake for at least 5 hours but keep checking throughout to make sure it is not cooking too quickly.\u00a0 If this happens, turn your temperature down to 120 degrees.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If not using an Aga, bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven for around four hours or until the cake is firm to touch and is a deep golden brown. Check after a few hours and if it is already the perfect colour, cover with tin foil and pop it back in the oven for the remaining time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What to do next\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Leave the cake to cool in the tin. When cool, pierce it at intervals with a fine skewer and \u2018feed\u2019 with a little more sherry, by drizzling on top of the cake.<br \/>\nWrap the cake in grease proof paper and again in foil. Then store in a cool place for up to three months. The best bit is you need to keep feeding the cake every now and again with more sherry.<br \/>\nNow give the fruitcake a nice long rest and cover in almond paste and icing, about two weeks prior to 25th December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elley will give one to one tuition on your own AGA and in your home &#8211; call 01544 350382 for details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>follow us on Facebook and twitter and Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas Cake &nbsp; https:\/\/westbrookcookers.com\/electric-conversions\/#controllable-13-amp &nbsp; &nbsp; Here we are again! 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