Best Christmas Brandy Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g sultanas or 250 g thompson seedless grapes
• 250 g currants
• 75 g cherries, halved
• 150 g whole wheat flour
• 150 g unsalted butter
• 150 g sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 lemon, zest of
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 25 g jam (i use mixed-fruit jam; use your favourite flavour) or 25 g jelly (i use mixed-fruit jam; use your favourite flavour)

Recipe

• 1 combine fruits and brandy, dredge with half of the flour, and allow to stand 2 hours or overnight.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• 3 in a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, lemon zest till fluffy.
• 4 add beaten eggs slowly and whip to form peaks.
• 5 now add the rest of the flour and mix well.
• 6 fold in the brandy-fruit mixture.
• 7 turn into a greased cake tin and bake at 180c (350f) for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done with a toothpick.