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FESTIVE BAKING Get ahead for Christmas

Make & mature Christmas cake

CUTS INTO 12-15 slices PREP 25 mins plus cooling COOK 2 hrs 10 mins EASY V

1kg mixed dried fruit (use a mixture of raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries, cranberries, prunes or figs)1 orange, zested and juiced1 lemon, zested and juiced150ml brandy, sherry, whisky or rum, plus extra for feeding250g butter, softened200g light brown soft175g plain flour100g ground almonds½ tsp baking powder2 tsp mixed spice1 tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cloves100g flaked almonds4 eggs1 tsp vanilla extract

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