Christmas cake recipe: When should you start making your Christmas cake?

Step three

Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2.

Line a deep 20cm cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment, then wrap a double layer of newspaper around the outside – tie with string to secure.

Step four

Add 175g plain flour, 100g ground almonds, ½ tsp baking powder, 2 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground cloves, 100g flaked almonds, 4 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the fruit mixture and stir well, making sure there are no pockets of flour.

Step five

Tip into your prepared tin, level the top with a spatula and bake in the centre of the oven for 2 hrs.

source: express.co.uk