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Ingredients
- 1000 g mixed dried fruit
- 50 g glacé cherries
- 50 g dried apricots, chopped into pieces
- 50 g glace ginger, cut into pieces
- 150 g sherry
- 230 g brown sugar
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp natural vanilla extract
- ½ tsp natural almond extract
- 14 tbsp Drambuie, or ginger wine (approx. 280 g)
- 150 g butter, plus extra for greasing
- 110 g full cream milk
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 3 eggs
- 350 g plain flour
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2482 kJ / 591 kcal
- Protein
- 7.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 105 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7.4 g
- Fibre
- 6.3 g
- Sodium
- 367.2 mg
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