PACIFICA CHRISTMAS CAKE - Thank you Diane (Aussie Diane)

Pacifika Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of mixed peel
• ½ cup of dried pineapple
• ¼ cup of dried pawpaw
• ¼ cup of dried pear
• ½ cup of dried brazil nuts
• ½ cup of hazelnuts
• ½ cup of almonds
• 1 ½ cups of sultanas
• 1 ½ cups of flour
• 100 gm of butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup of sherry
• ½ tspn each of orange, vanilla. almond and lemon essence.

Method:

• Prepare a 20 cm ring tin . Line the bottom and sides with a double layer of paper and grease it well.
• Cut the fruit into large pieces. Coarsely chop the nuts. Place together with sultanas into a mixing bowl..
• Sift the flour into the mixture making sure its completely coated. Cream butter and sugar together until it is light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour in the sherry, orange, lemon , vanilla and almond essence. Mix well.
• Fold the fruit and nuts into the creamed mixture. Press into the prepared tin.
• Bake at 130 degrees C for 2 hours.
• Lower temperature to 100 degrees C.
• Cook for a further 15-30 minutes until the cake is set.

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