tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151015013036328998.post252596608426186845..comments2024-03-06T23:11:14.310+09:00Comments on A little shop in Tokyo: Christmas cake in Japan (part 2 - recipe!)Stacey - A little shop in Tokyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15002335365177895985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151015013036328998.post-57644780468728535312014-09-09T05:11:34.974+09:002014-09-09T05:11:34.974+09:00Thank you Stacy, this is great. I make Christmas F...Thank you Stacy, this is great. I make Christmas Fruitcake every year as well. The spice mix we use ( my mother's recipie ) is ground cinnamon, mace ,cloves and cardamom . Yes we used Brandy as well but I find Captain Morgan rum quite a good substitute . I would never have thought of putting treacle in......well from now on . Actually our ancestors would burn the sugar and pour the molten mass into the mixture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com