Nuereos	Bebinca
Kulkuls	Chakli
Coconut Barfi	Naan Khatais
Marzipan	Chocolate Fudge
Guava Cheese	Dodol
Angel's Wings	Christmas Cake

Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

• 30 grams Ground almonds (could also be substituted with chopped cashew nuts)
• 250 grams flour (maida)
• 250 grams butter
• 250 grams dark sugar
• 250 grams currents
• 125 grams glazed cherries
• 250 grams mixed peel
• 50 grams ginger preserve (optional)
• ½ tablespoon cinnamon (powdered)
• ¼ tablespoon mixed ground spices (cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg)
• 5 eggs
• ½ bottle rum

Preparation:

• Chop the fruits and soak them in rum, pouring the rum gradually every alternative day.
• Soak for about a month and stir every morning (always keep the vessel covered).
• Beat the egg whites well, then gradually add the egg yolks.
• Beat the butter and gradually add the dark sugar and beat till it becomes light and creamy.
• Before starting the beating, sieve the flour, baking powder and ground spices and mix them to the soaked fruits with the flour and keep for about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• To the creamy butter mixture, add the beaten eggs, mix in the flour and the fruits and mix well with a wooden spoon.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for about 1 hour or more till it is well baked.