Macadamia christmas cake

Macadamia christmas cake

Difficulty
Easy

Prep time
30 mins

Serves
12

Cook time
40 mins

Ingredients

¾ cup (125g) margarine
⅓ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 eggs
¾ cup wholemeal flour
½ cup plain flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon mixed spice
1 cup sultanas
1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
½ cup macadamia nut halves
¼ cup water
½ cup macadamia nut halves, extra
3 tablespoons strained, heated apricot jam, to serve

Instructions

  1. Lightly grease and line a 20cm square cake tin. Preheat oven to 180ºC.

  2. Cream margarine, sugar and rind. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until well combined.

  3. Add sifted flours, baking soda and mixed spice, stirring to combine. Stir through fruit, nuts and water.

  4. Pour mixture into cake tin and bake for 20 minutes.

  5. Arrange remaining macadamia nuts on top. Cover cake with foil and bake for a further 20 minutes or until cooked.

  6. Allow cake to cool in tin before turning onto a cooling rack. Glaze with apricot jam before serving.

  7. ***Recipe via sanitarium.co.nz.