Christmas cake
Description
Homemade baked treat for tea. This recipe has stood the test of time—the cake always turns out perfect: crumbly, sweet, and aromatic. Believe me, or better yet, try it yourself. Choose delicious, high-quality butter, then add eggs, sugar, flour, and raisins. You'll need a mixer for this recipe. Everything mixes very quickly; bake the cake for 50 minutes and serve it right away. After resting a bit, the cake becomes even tastier and more crumbly. Be sure to save this recipe and give it a try—I'm certain you'll be making it often. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
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Step 2
Do not substitute butter with margarine! Take the butter out of the refrigerator in advance and allow it to soften. There's no need to melt the butter into a liquid state; we need it soft. Add sugar and vanilla sugar to the softened butter.
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Step 3
Beat the butter with sugar for 2 minutes. Add three chicken eggs to the butter mixture. Mix everything with a mixer for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 4
Add the entire portion of raisins to the bowl, mix well.
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Step 5
Add the larger portion of the flour and the baking powder—mix with a mixer. Add the remaining flour and stir with a spoon. The dough is very thick, that's how it should be!
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Step 6
Transfer the dough to any baking dish and bake for 50 minutes.
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Step 7
Check the cake's readiness with a skewer. When pierced, it should remain dry.
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Step 8
Look at how this cake looks when sliced—it's incredibly delicious.
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Step 9
Be sure to try it and share your results.
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Step 10
Enjoy your meal!