Mrs, Smallwood's Christmas Cake!
This is a Newfoundland recipe.
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups raisins
1 cup currents
1 cup mixed peel of mixed fruit
1 cup red cherries
1 cup green cherries
1 tsp each of baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
(vanilla, lemon flavour) <-add these to the wet ingredients,
3 cups flour
Boil raisins and currents in 2 cups water for 5 minutes, add sugar, and butter and let cool. When cool add the 2 eggs (wisk lightly) and add fruit, mix in well!
Then add the dry ingredients gradually, mix and stir. Pour into tube pan.
Bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours, check with a wooden scewer until it comes out clean!
This is a Newfoundland recipe.
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups raisins
1 cup currents
1 cup mixed peel of mixed fruit
1 cup red cherries
1 cup green cherries
1 tsp each of baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
(vanilla, lemon flavour) <-add these to the wet ingredients,
3 cups flour
Boil raisins and currents in 2 cups water for 5 minutes, add sugar, and butter and let cool. When cool add the 2 eggs (wisk lightly) and add fruit, mix in well!
Then add the dry ingredients gradually, mix and stir. Pour into tube pan.
Bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours, check with a wooden scewer until it comes out clean!