2 1/2 cup (375g) currants.

Christmas cake using 1kg mixed fruit. 2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind (or 1 teaspoon orange essence) 4 eggs, lightly beaten. Take 1 kg of dried mixed fruit and soak it in 3 cups of recently brewed black tea overnight, up to 24 hours til the fruit is plump. 250g pack unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for.

This will make 9 small cakes. 1 1/2 cup (300g) glace cherries, quartered. No creaming, beating or soaking of fruit required!

2 eggs, at room temperature, beaten. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda. Here’s what you need for the soaked dried fruit.

70g sunbeam blanched almonds, roughly chopped. Web 250g (8oz) butter, softened. Web christmas cake is an english tradition that began as plum porridge.

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed. 500g (1lb) dried mixed fruit. 1/4 cup (35g) slivered almonds, toasted.

1 1/2 cup (250g) chopped dates. Web nancy’s rudolph christmas cake. 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh orange juice.