Dave's Favorite Fruit Cake

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

By peggy allen
@jesallen

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.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

50 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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300 g

self rising flour
110 g

butter
110 g

caster sugar
250 g

mixed dried fruit, inc. cherries if desired
1

egg
5 Tbsp

milk
1 tsp

mixed spices, optional

How to Make Dave's Favorite Fruit Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 180c. Line 6" round cake tin. Soak dried fruit in boiling water.
Rub butter into flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Drain fruit and add sugar and fruit to flour mixture. Add mixed spices, if using.
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)
Bake 45-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on rack then remove from cake tin.

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