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

Method:

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

Recipe courtesy of Binita Chettri