Easy Fruit Cake 150 g self-raising flour 150 g nutty flour (or wholewheat flour) 225 g butter 225 g caramel sugar 1 rind lemon (grated) 5 eggs 450 g mixed cake fruit 125 g glacé
Easy Fruit Cake
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 150 g nutty flour (or wholewheat flour)
- 225 g butter
- 225 g caramel sugar
- 1 rind lemon (grated)
- 5 eggs
- 450 g mixed cake fruit
- 125 g glacé cherries
- 25 ml golden syrup
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Preheat oven at 160°C
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Cream the butter, sugar and grated rind together
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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well, after each addition
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Add the syrup
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Combine the self-raising flour and the nutty or wholewheat flour
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Cut the cherries in quarters and add, along with the cake fruit, to the flour
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Add to the creamed mixture
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Mix well
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Spoon the mixture into a deep 23 cm round cake tin and bake for 2–2 ½ hours