Making fruit cake for Christmas 

In this season of Christmas where you have to prepare different delicacies at home, moist fruit cake shouldn’t be left out.
Below are the ingredients/methods for preparation:

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup red Candied cherries (diced)

•1 cup Mixed fruit

•1/2 cup brandy/Rum

•2 tbsp. Vanilla Flavour Essence

•2 cups Wheat flour (all-purpose flour)

•1 tbsp. Baking powder

•1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

•1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

•1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 250g Butter/Margarine

• 250g Brown sugar

• 4 Eggs

PREPARATIONS
Step 1: In Small jar, Add the diced cherries, raisins and the brandy/rum; cover and let stand covered for 24 hours or more, i left mine for two weeks.

Step 2: In a small bowl, beat the eggs till fluffy

Step 3: In a medium sized mixing bowl, Add the Butter/ margarine and Brown sugar, Cream till pale and fluffy.

Step 4: Pour the whisked eggs into the medium sized bowl with beaten butter and sugar mixture, mix till well incorporated. Add the flavor and mix well. Add the contents of the jar with mixed fruits including the alcohol. Stir till it mixes completely with the mixture in the bowl.

Step 5: Add the baking powder, All spice, Cinnamon powder, Nutmeg powder – Stir well to incorporate

Step 6: Gently fold in the flour and stir in one direction till it mixes completely and you have a smooth batter.

Step 7: Prepare your Baking pan by rubbing with butter/margarine and dusting with powdered flour making sure it coats the inner part of the pan well. This is to ensure the cake comes out nice, Smooth and “whole” once done.

Step 8: Pour the Batter into the cake pan making sure you don’t fill the pan to the brim. Leave enough space for the cake to rise.

Step 9: Place the cake pan in a Pre-Heated oven of about 300F and bake for about 1hr – 1hr 20mins. if you don’t have an oven.

Step 10: To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean without thick batter, then the cake is ready.

Step 11: Wrap Hot in an aluminium foil and leave to cool as well as retain moisture. Serve!

Total time to prepare this is 2hr:20mins