Kendall’s Cookbook: Fruit Cake
This is a very simple recipe and is made from low cost ingredients and makes a lovely Christmas cake.
This is a very simple recipe and is made from low cost ingredients and makes a lovely Christmas cake.
You’ll find as you get more experienced with the basic recipe you can vary the ingredients to more suit your taste.
Ingredients:
- 225g Self-raising flour
- 110g Butter (or margarine)
- 225g Granulated Sugar
- 140g Dried mixed fruit (sultanas/currents/mixed peel. You may prefer less, say 100g).
- Zest of half a lemon (optional)
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- A few tsps milk
Method:
- You’ll need a 22-25cm cake time. I use a spring form tin (like these from Amazon). It doesn’t need to be high as the cake does not rise that much. Line the base and sides with greaseproof paper.
- Sieve flour and rub butter in.
- Add sugar, dried mixed fruit and lemon zest. Mix well and ensure that the fruit is not lumped together.
- Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
- This stage is crucial! We are looking for a dropping consistency. If you take a large spoonful it should only just drop off the spoon. Add milk to achieve this, but only a teaspoonful at a time. I’ve found the drier the better. If you make it too wet it will still be good, but it will be a different sort of cake.
- Add to tin and smooth out.
- Sprinkle a little sugar over the top, just a few pinches/half a teaspoon.
- 1 hour at Gas mark 4 / 180C.
- Leave on a rack to cool in tin and then carefully remove.
You can eat the cake when cooled but I prefer the cake the next day when the fruit has amalgamated with the hardened cake. It’s a great to have a slice in your lunchbox. Enjoy!
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