Christmas Fruit Cake

So in the tradition of stir up Sunday, now is the time to make your Christmas cake, Christmas puddings and mincemeat! To me Christmas is all about traditions and that is why I refer to my Mum for all of these lovely classics. She’s been making the best Christmas cakes and puddings for years and I don’t intend to change a thing. Her recipe originated from a very old Robert Carrier recipe and like me, she’s made a few tweaks along the way. Today is all about the actual fruit cake, which will be fed with booze over the next few weeks. Won’t we all ? 😂 Brandy or rum works well for this. The most important part at this point is to soak your fruit. If you add dry fruit to a sponge then when it cooks the fruit will draw out moisture from the sponge making it dry and we don’t want that! So go and find your favourite tipple and start soaking. Overnight should do the trick. Here’s a list of ingredients you will need...