The 200-gram Christmas cake

A quick and easy festive cake.

Ingredients

200 g	Dried apricots
200 g	Raisins
200 g	Mixed peel
200 g	Currants
200 g	Glace cherries
¼ cup	Brandy
3	Eggs, large
¾ cup	Brown sugar, lightly packed
175 g	Butter, melted
1 ½ cups	High grade flour (Main)
1 tsp	Mixed spice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 150C. Line a deep, 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.
2. Quarter apricots then place all the fruit in a bowl with brandy.
3. Beat eggs and sugar until light, add cooled butter and fruit. Mix well. Sift in flour and mixed spice. Mix gently. Pour into prepared cake pan and smooth top.
4. Bake for about 1½ hours, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool then wrap in foil and store in a cool place for at least a couple of weeks before cutting.