Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake

Name: Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons brandy; 4 tablespoons port; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; good pinch salt; 300g (11oz) raisins; 250g (9oz) currants; 250g (9oz) sultanas; 75g (3oz) chopped mixed peel; 10g (½ oz) almonds, chopped (skin-on); ½ orange zest; ½ lemon zest; 175g (6oz) self-raising flour, sifted; 175g (6oz) soft-dark brown sugar; 175g (6oz) butter, softened; 4 medium eggs

Instructions

Cook:4h

This Christmas cake recipe was devised to make use of the excess vine fruits. And guess what? It’s gorgeous. The Delia Online Cookery School: Another festive recipe is Christmas Stollen which you can watch being made in our video.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:45 GMT