Christmas Cake

 Christmas cake

step 1: Ingredients for the fruit mixture:

rose water 3 oz

cinnamon power 1/2 tsp

all spices 1/2 tsp

nutmeg powder 1/2 tsp

maple syrup 4 oz

4 oz brandy

4 oz arrack (option)

2 oz almond extract 

4 oz honey

chow chow 500g

imported red cherry 250g

imported green cherry 250g

local or artificial cherry 250g

strawberry jam 250g

Australian raisins and sultanas (half amount from both) 450g

cashews chopped 500g

mixed peel 250g

ginger preserve 250g

pumpkin preserve 250g 

California golden raisins 250g

1 lime juice 

orange peels imported 250g

imported currents 250g 

candied peels 250g

cut all above fruits and mix well with other mentioned ingredients including brandy and arrack. keep 3 days to 7 days until marinate well. 

step two : ingredients for baking:

egg York whisk 14 

egg whites whisk 14

semolina roasted 250g

3 tsp vanilla extract 

butter 12 oz

powder sugar 500g 

method: beat the butter with power sugar and add egg yorks , vanilla, and semolina and beat further. at the end add egg whites and mix from spatula. 

arrange the baking tray with three layers of papers and heat the over 10 minutes to 220 and keep ready. 

mix the cake mixture with fruit mixture by using spatula and add to the tray and bake one hour 170. 

after bake check whether it is properly bake and if not do further. after bake break the cake and flat it again and bake another round. again break the cake / mix the cake and flat again. cut into required pieces and wrap the pieces. if not bake as full cake and decorate and use as whole cake.