Pour over brandy, orange juice and vanilla, cover and leave to sit overnight.

Christmas cake nz recipe. Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm round cake tin with two layers of baking paper. Boil the above ingredients together in a large soup pot until combined and thick. Allow to cool fully (at least 1.

Cream the butter and sugar, until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Roughly chop the apricots and craisins and place them in a bowl. Heat tararua butter, chelsea white sugar, fruit, sherry, spice, edmonds baking soda and chelsea golden syrup in a large saucepan.

2 tablespoon sweet sherry, extra. Remove from the heat and set aside until the mixture is cool, approximately 4 hours. Web preheat the oven to 150c.

Web heat oven to 150c. In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter or oil, sweetener. Place fruit mix medley and apricots in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.

Make sure the paper has no creases and the corners are as sharp as possible to ensure square edges on the cake, not round. Beat in icing sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth. Just remember to start your cake by labour day in order for the flavours to fully develop for christmas day.

Try your hand at a delicious traditional christmas cake this festive season. Place all the mixed fruit into a large bowl (or tupperware) and pour over the brandy/sherry and mix well together. Lightly grease and line a heavy 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.