Here is a Christmas cake recipe from Spain. To 3lb. self-raising flour allow 1%lb. granulated sugar, 4oz. ground aimonas, 3 teaspoonfuls mixed spice, 1 lb. butter (or margarine), Jb. mixed candied peel, 1 lb. sultanas, 1%lb. currants, 1 Ib. stoned raisins, rind of 2 lemons, 3 teaspoon-tuis orange-flower water beaten into 8 already beaten eggs. Mix all dry ingredients together rub in the butter, and add the fruits. Finally bind together with the beaten eggs and bake in a very slow oven for 3% to 434 hours The orange-flower water is essential to the success of this cake, since it distributes the butter evenly and ensures a uniform flavour throughout.
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