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I am sure everyone will love this one, read and enjoy, then spread the word. Here is a festive Christmas cake recipe with full ingredients and method in detail, for everyone to enjoy.

Ingredients:

port wine

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 pack butter
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • Lemon juice
  • 4 large eggs
  • Nuts
  • 3 bottles wine
  • 2 cups of dried fruit

Method:

Sample the wine to check the quality.

Take a large bowl, check the wine again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.

Repeat the last operation.

Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.

At this point it's best to make sure the wine is still OK. Try another cup... Just in case.

Turn off the mixerer thingy.

Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

Pick the flipping fruit up off floor.

Mix on the turner.

If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the wine to check for tonsisticity.

Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something.

Check the wine.

Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.

Add one table.

Add a spoon of sugar, or some fink. Whatever you can find really, hic.

Greash the oven.

Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

Don't forget to beat off the turner.

Finally, throw the bowl through the window.

Finish the wine and wipe counter with the cat.

Go to Modelo and buy cake.

Bingle Jells!