christmas fruit cake
Dates are used to add moisture to the cake. Dried pineapple, papaya, cherries, can replace some of the dried fruit. If cake looks to be browing too quickly lay a piece of baking paper across the top of the tin but avoid contact with the cake mix.
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3 Hr
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 125 grams butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 800 grams mixed dried fruit
- 200 grams chopped dates
- 1/2 cup sherry
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- pinch - nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 2 - eggs
- 225 grams flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- - chopped nuts (optional)
How To Make christmas fruit cake
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Step 1Line a 20cm square cake tin with two layers of baking paper (or use butter wrapper or brown paper for bottom layer)
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Step 2Pour 1 cup strong tea over the mixed fruit (not dates) & microwave for 5 minutes. Stirring half way through. Add butter, sugar, dates. sherry, spices, baking soda & syrup. Microwave 2 minutes. Stir. Allow to cool fully (at least an hour or better overnight).
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Step 3Beat eggs until creamy. Stir through cooled fruit mixture. Sift dry ingredients, fold into fruit mix adding some chopped nuts if desired.
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Step 4Spoon mix into tin. Bake at 150C for 1 hour then at 125 for 2 hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
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