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English Christmas Cake

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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation30 minutes
Cooking90 minutes
Ready In120 minutes
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Ingredients

1 package yeast, active dry dry
1 1/2 cups water warm
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 pound butter room temperature
1 pound sugar powdered
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons coriander ground
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1/2 cup milk or sweet red wine
7 large eggs
6 cups flour, all-purpose

Directions

Dissolve yeast in warm water.

Stir in two cups flour and set aside to proof.

Meanwhile, cream butter with sugar.

Add sinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, and caraway seed.

Stir in milk or wine. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until smooth and thick and stir them into the butter mixture alternately with the proofed yeast mixture.

Add remaining flour. Divide the batter between two 10 inch buttered and floured springform pans.

Set in a warm place and allow to rise until double.

Bake in a preheated 350 F. oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the cake is golden brown and tests done in the middle.

Cool slightly in pans before removing to a wire rack.

Makes two cakes.

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