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Holiday Dish
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1 pound flour
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1 pound butter
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1 pound sugar
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9-10 eggs
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2 pounds mixed fruit soaked in brandy or wine
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2 pounds black currants
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2 tbspn golden syrup
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1 cup sugar
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Spice powder (ground cinnamon, nutmeg, dried ginger, cardamom and cloves)
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Instructions |
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Melt 1 cup of sugar with 3/4th cup of water and set
aside.
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Beat sugar powder, with butter. Add eggs one at a
time. Add the melted (burnt) sugar mixed with the
golden syrup and spice powder.
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Lightly add flour and fold in fruit. Add some
brandy or wine to the batter.
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Bake for 1 to 1.5 hours. Keep a pan of water under
the pan with baking to preserve the moisture of the
cake.
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Originally Submitted
12/17/2011
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