You can make a simple at the same time a delicious cake for Christmas by adopting the following preparation procedure.

The ingredients needed to prepare for your Christmas cake are

Butter of 3 cups quantity

Baking powder of 1 teaspoon quantity

Glace cherries of one cup quantity

Raisins of one cup quantity

Cardamom powder of 1 tsp quantity

Thinly sliced Almonds of 1/3 cup quantity

Brown sugar of 2 cups quantity

Currants of 3 cups quantity

Maida of 2 cups quantity

Blended sliced candid peel in one cup quantity

Nutmeg powder of one teaspoon quantity

Almond powder of 1/3 cup quantity

One lemon with skin grated.

Juice of one lemon.

Preparation Method

Cream butter and sugar collectively until they are spongy and light.

Slowly add the beaten eggs.

Then sift the Maida, cardamom, almond nutmeg and the baking powder collectively and then steadily add it to the mixture of butter.

Then gradually add the cleaned dry fruits.

Then add the almonds, juice and the lemon peel.

Then line up a cake tin of 16 x 20 cm in dia. On a high oven bake it for one hour and then in medium oven bake it for two hours.

The cake is ready to be served for 10 persons.