In conjunction with Coming
Home For Christmas, Paul and I have come up with two recipes for you. Pauls’
All in one fruit cake and my peppermint creams.
During the build up to Christmas Day,
we find ourselves entertaining family and friends that we will not be spending
the festivities with. Paul’s All in one fruitcake
is perfect to have for such an occasion.
The nearest thing to a Christmas cake, quick and easy to make will have
your guest’s taste buds watering. Also, ideal to serve with a glass of sherry
when people pop around to offer season’s greetings.
All in one fruit cake
Ingredients: makes one 20cm/ 8 inch cake
175g/ 6oz butter or
margarine softened
175g/ 6oz soft
brown sugar
3 eggs
15ml/ 1 tbsp.
golden syrup
100g/ 4oz glace cherries
100g/4oz sultanas
100g/4 oz. raisins
225g/ 8oz
self-rising flour
10ml/ 2tsp. ground
mixed spice
Method
Place
all ingredients into a bowl and beat together until well blended or process in
a food processor. Spoon into a grease and lined 20cm/ 8 in cake tin and bake in
a preheated oven at 160°C/325°F for 1½ hours until a skewer inserted into the
centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn
out onto a wire rack and finish cooling.
Jo’s Peppermint Creams
Just like Sophie, I love After
Eights, but I also love homemade peppermint creams. These are so easy to make,
even the children can make these.
8oz
(225g) icing sugar
1 egg
white, lightly beaten
A few
drops of peppermint essence and green food colouring
Makes
about 20 peppermint creams
Sift
the icing sugar into a bowl and then stir in sufficient egg white to make a
paste. Add a few drops of peppermint essence and food colouring and knead well.
The mixture should be thick and pliable.
Sift a
little extra icing sugar onto a piece of non – stick paper. Place the
peppermint paste on the paper, cover with another piece and roll out. Stamp out
into rounds of 1 inch (2.5cm) diameter and about ¼ inch (6mm) thick. Leave to
dry for about 24 hours. Store in an airtight container until required.
Optional
Dip in
melted chocolate
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