Christmas Cherry and Fruit Cake

• Serves: 8
• Yield: 1 loaf cake
• Ready in: 2 hours 30 mins (Prep 30 mins., Cooking 2 hrs)
  

Ingredients

• 200g white sugar
• 250g butter
• 2 eggs
• 125 ml orange juice
• 250g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 375g sultanas
• 250g halved glace cherries

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees C. Grease and line a 22x13cm loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs and orange juice and mix well.
3. Sift flour and baking powder. Reserve 1/3 cup of flour mixture and toss with raisins and cherries (this will keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake).
4. Add flour mixture to batter and blend. Add floured raisins and cherries to dough and mix until just combined.
5. Pour batter into prepared loaf tin. Bake in pre-heated oven for 2½ hours.
6. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap or foil and store in a sealed tin for a couple of days before serving.

Additional Info:

You can freeze this cake. It’s best if you can wait several days before eatings to allow the flavours to develop.