Easy Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs mixed dried fruit (golden raisins, raisins, figs, currants)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sherry
1 None egg, lightly beaten
1 pkg (16 oz) carrot cake mix
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup whole blanched almonds
4 oz glace cherries

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Lightly grease and flour a deep 9-inch round cake pan.
Place dried fruit, 1/2 cup water and oil in a large saucepan on high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 5 mins. Cool.
Beat sherry and egg into fruit mixture. Add cake mix and slivered almonds; mix well.
Pour into prepared pan, smoothing top. Top with blanched almonds and cherries in a pattern.
Bake 1 1/2 hours, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Store in an airtight container.