dave's favorite fruit cake

Name: Dave's Favorite Fruit Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 300 gram(s) self rising flour; 110 gram(s) butter; 110 gram(s) caster sugar; 250 gram(s) mixed dried fruit, inc. cherries if desired; 1 - egg; 5 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) mixed spices, optional

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peggy allen

Weobley

Updated on Jul 16, 2014

I never had a fruit cake until my husband made this for me. Ever since I tried it it has been my all time favorite cake. The hint of mixed spice with the fruit is to die for. I hope you enjoy my husband cake as much as I do.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

300 grams self rising flour
110 grams butter
110 grams caster sugar
250 grams mixed dried fruit, inc. cherries if desired
1 - egg
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon mixed spices, optional

How To Make dave's favorite fruit cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180c. Line 6" round cake tin. Soak dried fruit in boiling water.

Step 2

Rub butter into flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Drain fruit and add sugar and fruit to flour mixture. Add mixed spices, if using.
Step 3

Add egg and milk to make a soft dropping consistency. Pour into cake tin and sprinkle to with Demerara, course brown sugar, pat down with spoon (for making a crunchy top)
Step 4

Bake 45-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on rack then remove from cake tin.
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