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Merry Christmas '10 and a Dark Fruit Cake
 A very last minute fruit cake isn't exactly a bad idea after all. It is absolutely alcoholic, I'm glad everyone loved the cake, especially Mum. She was like, the biggest fan asking me when I could make the same one again. The mixed fruits were boiled with a higher content of alcohol compared to the other fruit cakes. This make the flavours so distinct that whenever we opened the containers of the cake, it would smell like brandy. Yes, I kind of finished my Mum's brandy in this cake. How lucky for me, it tasted great as it was my first attempt on fruit cake, otherwise I might probably be skinned alive. Christmas have never really been much for me. I look forward to it every year knowing that it's just going to be another day for me. I loved the christmas trees and pretty lights decorating the city. The christmas songs being played over and over again spreading the love and joy as we sing it over and over again never getting bored of them.We both held an arm full of lyrics with any song you could possibly think of, and he would laugh at how silly we both are. Always there to entertain the both of us, and to share a part of his craziness with her where I was the one to spoil their fun. Everyday after school, there was definitely something in mind for the three of us. If it wasn't swimming at her place it was basketball at mine else it was a movie at his. Looking back at time, I wish nothing has changed. He wasn't the person we both once knew and my regret is that I'm not able to bring things back to the way it was 6 years ago. We both will always remember him as our best friend. Our friendship was so amazing because we all had respective beliefs and yet so close to each other. As for my fruit cake which was made for my family and friends reminded me of a long lost friend who had made a chapter in my life. I hope that we'll meet each other some time again.  125g butter, roughly chopped 150g brown sugar 125ml brandy 125ml water 500g mixed fruits 100g glace cherries, chopped 70g walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp all spice 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp baking soda 150g plain flour 150g self-raising flour 50g pecans, raw, whole Method: 1. Grease the base and sides of a deep 7.5inch square cake pan. Line the base and sides with three layers of baking paper, extending paper about 2.5cm above the top of the pan. 2. Place butter, brown sugar, brandy, water, mixed fruits, cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg and baking soda in a saucepan. 3. Place saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until butter and sugar dissolves completely. 4. Remove saucepan from heat as soon as mixture boils. 5. Transfer mixture into a large heatproof bowl. Set mixture aside to cool to lukewarm or room temperature (about 40mins). 6. Preheat oven to 160C. 7. Mix in walnuts and eggs. 8. Add in sifted flours and stir until combined. 9. Pour batter into prepared pan. Arrange whole pecans on the top of the cake, pushing it slightly into the batter. 10. Bake for 1 hour then cover the top with foil and bake for another 15-20mins. 11. Leave cake in pan, covered with greaseproof paper and leave it until completely cooled. 12. Remove cake from cooled pan and store in airtight container. Notes: ? original recipe uses sweet sherry in place of brandy ?? the mixed fruits were soaked in hot water, squeezed off the sugar water and soaked with brandy for 30mins beforehand. This is my entry for the Christmas giveaway hoted by Swee San of The Sweet Spot.   related searches : Merry
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