Christine has shared this beautiful traditional recipe with us today that has been passed down her family.
It has all the iconic Irish flavours and that warm Christmas-y feel we all love so much.
Christine says “With the left over whiskey I recommend you drink it until you pass out, then the stress of Christmas Day will not bother you! Merry Christmas”.
- 450g raisins
- 450g sultanas
- 100g dates
- 100g glace cherries
- 50g prunes
- 50g glace pineapple
- 50g mixed peel
- 1 dessert spoon grated lemon rind
- 1/2 cup whiskey
- 1 dessert spoon grated orange rind
- 1/2 green apple
- 50g walnuts
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 200g butter
- 50g ground almonds
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- Stone prunes, chop all fruit and combine in large screw top jar with rinds, juices, whiskey and finely chopped apple. Shake jar well to mix ingredients evenly. Store jar in a cool dry place for 3 weeks. Reverse jar every day.
- Chop walnuts, beat butter until soft, add sugar and heat until combined. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Put fruit mix into large basin, add walnuts, ground almonds and creamed mixture, mix well. Stir in sifted dry ingredients.
- Spread mixture into prepared 8″ deep square tin. Bake in slow oven for approximately 3 hours.
- Remove from oven and brush with extra whiskey.