Traditional fruit cake. Christmas fruit cake recipe. How to make the perfect fruit cake

Classic Fruit Cake recipe.

Flour 600g
Sugar 500g
Butter 500g
Eggs 10 large
Golden syrup 1 tbsp
Nutmeg 1tsp
mixed spices 1tsp
Baking powder (half tbsp)
Baking soda (1 tsp)
zest of one lemon
Raisins (two cups)
Brandy (1 cup)

PROCEDURE::::: Soak the raisins in good brandy for upto 5 days or more...
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. grate lemon zest, set aside.
2. Add egg, keep mixing very well.
3. Add golden syrup
4. Mix dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, mixed spices,) and sieve into a neat bowl.
5. Gently add the flour, bit by bit, and keep mixing. (DO NOT OVER MIX)
6. Add the brandy.
7. Add the soaked raisins
8. Add the lemon zest.
9. scoop cake batter into desired cake pans.,
10. Put toppings and bake in preheated oven, until a skewer inserted inside comes out neat.