Christmas Cake Notice

Christmas Cake Notice

Ingredients :
2 pounds pitted prunes
2 pounds raisins
10 oz currants
11 oz mixed peel
13 oz glazed cherries
1 (750 ml) bottle dark rum
1/2 bottle (375 ml) sweet port wine
1 + 1/2 cups brown sugar

Method :
1. Grind/blend the fruits along with the sugar, in batches, using the rum and wine to moisten.
2. If you are using a blender, pour some of the liquid into the blender first before adding fruits, this way, the fruits would start grinding immediately and not clog up the blade. Use the pulse button. If you find that your fruits have become really thick in the blender and not moving, add more rum so that it will move easily or consider taking out some of the fruits. It is very important not to over crowd your blender as this forces the engine to work harder and can burn out.
3. If you are using as food processor, do the opposite, add the fruits first then the liquid. You can opt to start whizzing the fruits and then pour in the rum and wine through the opening at the top of the food processor.
4. Feel free to add some extra rum or wine to the entire mixture before bottling it.
5. Store in a sterilized glass or plastic bottle with an air-tight lid and place on your counter top or a cupboard.
6. Adding more prunes to the mixtures enables your cake to turn out really dark without having to add burnt sugar or any other dark coloring as many people do. However, do what makes you comfortable.