Christmas cake....the easy way

step 1
Prepare the Fruit the day before the cake is made. Sprinkle with the Rum /Brandy/Sherry (The longer you leave the fruit to soak the better)

Preheat oven to 140-150 C
Beat the butter and both sugars to a soft cream.Add the unbeaten eggs one at a time. Beating well after each addition add half the fruit .

Sift the Flour,baking powder,salt and spices, add half to the mixture then the remaining fruit and the the remainder of the flour. Mix well

step 2
Place into a baking tray which has been lined with baking paper and well greased with butter and dusted with flour.

Bake in the lower half off the oven for 3-3.5 hrs or until done (In my fan forced oven it was done in about 2 hours).