RCI-BR.004.0433.001

Christmas Cake I

Name: Christmas Cake I
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1½ cups good butter; 1¾ cups brown sugar; 16 unit eggs; 4 lbs raisins; 4 lbs currants; 1 lbs mixed peel cut fine; 2 lbs flour; 1 lbs almonds (blanched cut fine); 2 unit nutmeg (grated same of mace); ½ pint brandy; 1 tbsp lemon essence

This recipe dates from the first quarter of last century. I make just half of this recipe and I put

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

good butter
1½ cups
brown sugar
1¾ cups
eggs
16 unit
raisins
4 lbs
currants
4 lbs
mixed peel cut fine
1 lbs
flour
2 lbs
almonds
blanched cut fine
1 lbs
nutmeg
grated same of mace
2 unit
brandy
½ pint
lemon essence
1 tbsp

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Christmas Cake I

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