Mazie's Christmas Cake
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Ingredients
For 10 Person(s)
Recipe
- 1 cup(s) Grace Margarine
- 1 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg
- 4 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cup(s) cake flour, sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1/2 cup(s) cherries, drained and chopped
- 1 cup(s) peanuts, finely chopped
- FOR THE ICING:
- 1 1/2 cup(s) icing sugar
- 1/2 cup(s) whole milk
Mazie's Christmas Cake Directions
- Cream margarine, granulated sugar, vanilla essence, cinnamon powder and nutmeg with an electric mixer. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Combine flour with baking powder; gradually add 2 cups of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
- To remaining flour mixture, add cherries and 1/2 cup of the chopped peanuts and fold into the batter.
- Grease a 10 inch Bundt or Tube pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped peanuts.
- Scrape batter into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
- Whisk icing sugar and milk in a small bowl until smooth. Spoon icing over cake.
- Decorate with peanuts and candied cherries.
Method Note: 1/2 - 1 cup cherries may be used if desired.
