Ingredients

• 2 cups - packed brown sugar
• 3 cups- all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp - baking soda
• 2 tbsp - ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp - ground cloves
• 2 tbsp - ground allspice
• 2 tbsp - ground nutmeg
• 4 -eggs
• 2 tbsp - lemon zest
• 2 tbsp - vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup - brandy
• 1.5 cups - raisins
• 1.5 cups - chopped nuts
• 1.5 cups - dried mixed fruit
• 1.5 cups - butter, melted
• 1.75 cups - brandy

How to Make Spiced Christmas Fruitcake

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter or margarine.
• Mix thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Wrap cooled cake in foil.
• Sprinkle 2 tbsp of brandy over the cake every day for 2 weeks.