Queensland cake
Queensland cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 pound raisins
- 1 pound currants
- 1 1/2 pounds sultanas
- 6 ounces glace ginger, lightly chopped
- 1 cup chopped pitted prunes
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 2 tablespoons treacle, or golden syrup
- 1 cup rum
- 4 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 pound butter
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 10 eggs
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 260 degrees F.
- Double line an 11 or 12 inch square cake tin with baking paper.
- In a large bowl place all the fruit and pour over the treacle and rum. Mix well.
- Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices onto a large sheet of paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Scrape butter mixture into fruit mixture and add flour.
- Mix all ingredients until well blended and spoon into prepared tin.
- Smooth the surface and cover with a layer of macadamia nuts, pressing the nuts into the cake mixture.
- Bake for 3 1/2 to 4 hours until the cake is cooked when tested with a skewer.
- Remove from oven and brush with two tablespoons of rum.
- Cover while hot with a double layer of foil and leave for 24 hours to cool completely.
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