Recipe for Australian Celebration cake

Ria

I would like to make this instead of traditional Christmas cake. I tasted some in Oz and it is full of soft fruit etc like prunes, pineapple, pears, nuts etc.and it was really delicious as it was very moist and not as heavy as traditional Christmas cake. Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe please?

ronaldmacdonald

yum! I was drooling over this in a lakeland shop here

Its £10 but if you could make your own... :T

Claude_2

Here is a recipe:

http://www.vanilla-pods.co.uk/recipe12.htm

Not tried it though, but it could be a nice project for the week end!

AussieLass

How embarrassing I don't think I've ever tried one.

Claude_2

Plenty of French "delicacies" I've never tried...

and would never want to try... :rotfl: :rotfl:

AussieLass

You never know, someone might post "I have so many frogs at my place - does anybody have a recipe for frogs legs":D and you can hop in (pardon the pun) and tell us how it's done. :rotfl:Must keep an eye out for the cake though, already keeping an eye out for the eggnog someone else says is really yummy in OZ. I must live a very sheltered life.

Rock_Ape

Haven't tried this myself yet, will be making one for Christmas.

2 glazed pineapple rings.
125g glazed apricots.
100g glazed cherries (red).
100g glazed cherries (green).
250g brazil nuts.
250g pecan nuts.
125g almonds.
250g dried dates.
100g brown sugar.
50g plain flour.
35g self-raising flour.
90g butter, softened.
2 free-range eggs.
2tbs rum.
1 vanilla pod.

-Pre heat oven to gas mark 3 (325F, 170C).
-Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
-Chop all the fruit and nuts to the size of brazil nuts, or smaller if preferred.
-Beat eggs until creamy while adding the vanilla seeds, rum, butter and sugar.
-Mix in the fruit, nuts and sifted flours.
-Pour mixture into the tin and bake for up to 2 hours.
-Allow to cool, wrap in cling film and store for up to 3 months.

The types of fruit and nuts can be changed to suit your taste.