Cherry and Nut Christmas Cake Recipes

Ingredients :

250g

1.25 cups

3 cups

1/3 cup

150ml

2 cups

1/4 cup

Icing

4 cups

1 tsp

3 tbsp

1 tbsp

butter

caster sugar

eggs

self-raising flour, sifted

desiccated coconut

milk

chopped red glace cherries

chopped blanched almonds

chopped pecans

few drops almond essence

icing sugar, sifted

butter

hot water

lemon juice

Method :

Preheat the oven to 160C, grease and line a 23cm square cake tin.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Blend in almond essence, add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
Fold flour and coconut into creamed mixture alternately with milk, finishing with flour.
Mix in cherries and nuts.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 90-120 minutes or until cooked when tested, cool.
To prepare icing: combine all ingredients well.
Mix to a stiff paste, adding more water if required.
Spread icing over the entire cake.
Decorate as desired.

Makes 1 cake

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