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Australian Sunshine Christmas Cake

Australian Sunshine Christmas Cake

  • Preparation Time: 25 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 150g Sunbeam Sultanas
  • 150g Sunbeam Raisins
  • 100g Sunbeam Glace Cherries, cut in half
  • 110g Sunbeam Macadamia halves
  • 250g Angas Park Australian Apricots
  • 250mls fresh orange juice
  • 50mls brandy
  • 250g butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups self-raising flour
  • 1 ½ cups plain flour

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150ºC.
2.In a bowl combine sultanas, raisins, cherries and brandy. Cover and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Place apricots and orange juice in a small saucepan and simmer for ten minutes. Allow too cool for ten minutes then puree.
3.Cream butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.
4.Sift flours into a large bowl, add pureed apricots, soaked fruit, nuts and butter mixture and mix well to combine. Spoon into greased & lined 22cm square cake tin and bake for 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out.
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