4 eggs
200g sugar
100g butter
3 egg whites
100g semolina
Dried fruits(750g)
100g sultanas
100g cherries
ginger preserve
100g cashew nuts
pumpkin preserve
100g raisins
50gchow chow
50g candied peel
Essences
2 table spoons vanilla essence
3-4 tblspoons honey
half of strawberry jam (100g bottle)
1/2 spoon almond essence
5-7 tblspoons wine glass brandy
2 teaspoons spice powder (cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon (ground together)
Method
- Chop all the fruits
- Slightly roast the semolina and when cool,pour ½ of the essences and spices to the fruit mix and add semolina, mix well and leave in a jar for 1day.
- preheat the oven 10min time
- beat butter and sugar and set aside.
- separate the egg yolks from whites
- add egg yolks one by one to the butter mixuter and beat well
- beat the egg whites
- Add all the balance of spices and essences , strawberry jam,fruit mix into the mixter and add beaten egg whites little by little and fold it and mix it with a spoon
- Pour into a tray which has been lined with greaseproof paper and bake for about 40min to1hour in a slow oven at 180 c
