Last minute Christmas cake

[Mags]

This was posted last year but it's just to let our new members know there is still time to make that Christmas cake ...........


Ingredients
1 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup of dried fruit
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
lemon juice
1 cup of brown sugar
nuts
1 or 2 quarts of whisky

Method
Before you start, sample the whisky to check for quality.
Good, isn't it? Now go ahead.

• Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup etc.

• Check the whisky again as it must be just right.

• To be sure the whisky is of the highest quality, pour one level cup into a glass and drink it as fast as you can.

• Repeat.

• With an electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

• Add one teaspoon of thugar and beat again.

• Meanwhile, make sure the whisky is of the highest quality.

• Cry another tup.

• Open the second quart if necessary.

• Add two are leggs, two cups of fried druit and beat 'til high.

• If fruit gets stuck in beaters, just pry it loose with a screwdriver.

• Sample the whisky again. Check for tonscisticity.

• Next, sift three cups of salt or anything - it really doesn't matter at all.

• Sample the whisky.

• Sift half a pint of lemon juice.

• Fold in chopped butter and strained nuts.

• Add one babblespoon of brown sugar, or whatever colour you can find, and wix mell.

• Grease the oven and turn the cake tine to 360 gredees.

• Now pour the whole mess into the coven and ake.

• Check the whisky again and bo to ged.

[alexgirl73]

My OH says can he just leave the cake and have the whiskey!

[Mags]

Originally Posted by alexgirl73

My OH says can he just leave the cake and have the whiskey!

Of course he can Alex!

[Fran]

I had forgotten that one Mags! Brilliant!