Christmas Black Cake

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter
1 tsp. almond flavouring
6 ozs. bread crumbs
1 tbsp. mixed spice
1/2 lb granulated sugar
2 tsp. lime or orange rind
4 cups mixed fruits (raisins, currants, prunes, citron,
 cherries, dates)
6 ozs. flour
1 cup white rum
1 tbsp. browning
6 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 pint red label or port wine
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Method

1. Prepare tin by lining insides with grease paper. Grease with butter.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in browning, vanilla and almond flavouring, lime juice and rind.
4. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well. Add soaked fruits, cherries, dates and nuts.
5. Mix breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, salt and mixed spice.
6. Add alternately, rum and port wine.
7. Pour into prepared baking tin and bake at 250°F (125°C) for about 2 hours.

Yield: 4 lb cake

Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup margarine or butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cups raisins
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mixed peel
1/2 cup cherry
1 cup prunes (chopped)
1 cup wine/brandy
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla
Finely grated rind of 1 lime/lemon
2 tbsp browning

Method

1. Cream butter, sugar and browning until soft and fluffy
2. Sieve all dry ingredients together
3. Beat eggs wine/brandy
4. Add egg mixture to cremed butter
5. Add fruits
6. Add flour and fold in. Do not overbeat when mixing.
7. Bake at 350 degrees Farenheit for 1 1/2 hours.

Yield: 9 inch round cake