SA RICH FRUIT CAKE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL
Sponsored by SUNBEAM FOODS & ANGROVES – Family Winemakers
Central Districts Shows Association Semi-Final to be hosted by the MT BARKER SHOW with judging on Sunday 21st March.
The judging will be filmed and put on a loop viewing for Show Day and linked on the Mt Barker Show web site for after Show Day viewing
FREE ENTRY: ONE ENTRY PER EXHIBITOR
PHONE ENTRIES ACCEPTED, LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED
All entries to: The Secretary, Mt Barker Show, Box 844, Mt Barker 5251
E: info@mountbarkerdistrictshow.org.au Phone entries accepted (M: 0448 197 730)
Entries close: 19 March, 2021 at 5.00pm
Prizes: First $50; Second $20; Third $10
Winner eligible to compete in State Final to be held at the 2021 Royal Adelaide Show Prizes: First $300, Second $100, Third $50
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS TO BE USED WHERE POSSIBLE
(Recipe to be used – cake not to be iced)
250g butter
250g dark brown sugar
6 eggs
250g sultanas
250g raisins
200g currants
60g chopped almonds
100g dates
60g chopped red glace cherries
60g mixed Peel
375g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp mixed spice
200ml sherry or brandy
METHOD:
Chop fruits, mix together and soak in the sherry or brandy overnight. Sift together flour, baking powder and spice. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then alternately add fruit and lastly the chopped nuts. Mix thoroughly. Place mixture in a well prepared 19-22cm square tin, and bake in a slow oven for approximately 3 to 3 ½ hours.
Note: Fruit should be cut to the size of currants.