Here's a recipe to help you get through these hectic times.
Rum and Cola Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup water
1 cup of brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Juice of one lemon
4 large eggs
12 oz. Nuts
1 liter of Rum
1 can of cola
2 cups dried fruit

Method:

1. Sample the rum to check the quality.
2. Take a large bowl, check the rum again.
3. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one-half cup and mix with a little cola and drink.
4. Repeat.
5. Turn on the electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
6. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
7. At this point its is best to make sure the rum is still ok.
8. Flavor with cola to taste.
9. Try another cup - just in case turn off the mixerer.
10. Break two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
11. Pick fruit off floor
12. Mix on the turner.
13. If the dried fruit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
14. Shample the rum to check for tonsisticitity, flavour with a little cola.
15. Next ssiffft two cups of salt. Or something ? Who giveshz a shit!?
16. Throw a pinch of cola over your shoulder
17. Pick up the can, mop the floor
18. Check the rum
19. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
20. Add one table.
21. Add a shpoon of shugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.
22. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over..
23. Don't forget to beat off the turner
24. Finally, put the bowl on the floor for the dog - finish the rum.
25. Fall into bed.

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