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The Ultimate Christmas Cake
Woman's Weekly Living Series
|Christmas 2020
Our expert team have put together this step-by-step guide to their favourite-ever recipe for this festive
PER SERVING
713 cals, 23g fat, 11g sat fat, 109g carbs
THE TEST KITCHEN ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS CAKE
SERVES 16
- 450g (1lb) raisins
- 250g (9oz) sultanas
- 90g (3oz) chopped dried figs
- 150g (5oz) flaked almonds
- 150g (5oz) chopped dried dates
- 175g (6oz) peeled and grated Granny Smith apple
- 450ml (15floz) sherry 300g (10oz) unsalted butter, chopped and softened
- 220g (8oz) brown sugar
- 2tsp vanilla bean paste
- 4 eggs
- 375g (13oz) plain flour, sifted
- ¼tsp bicarbonate of soda, sifted
- 1½tsp ground cinnamon
- 1tsp ground allspice
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