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Simple Fruit Cake

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Added by tomwardill on 30 June 2009
Wes forked this on 1 July 2009 (1 descendant)

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A really simple fruit cake recipe that can be made in under 2 hours, and will keep for 3 months or so


Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

  • 120g Margarine or Butter
  • 170g Sugar
  • 340g Dried fruit of some description
  • 230ml Water
  • 1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • ½ tsp Ginger
  • ½ tsp Cinammon
  • 2 Eggs (beaten)
  • 120g Plain Flour
  • 120g Self-raising Flour
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Utensils
  • 8" Round Cake tin (or 7" Square).
  • Mixing bowl

Preparation (Some HTML is OK)

1. Margarine, sugar, fruit, water, bicarbonate of soda and spices into saucepan on medium heat. Bring to boil and simmer for a minute.
2. Pour out of saucepan into a mixing bowl and allow to cool (to prevent eggs cooking when mixed in).
3. Turn on oven while waiting for cooling, preheat to 350°F/180°C/Gas Mark 4
4. Prepare cake tin with thin layer of margarine and greaseproof paper
5. Once mixture has cooled to 'warm', add eggs, flour and salt.
6. Mix well, pour into cake tin.
7. When oven at temperature, pop cake in over on middle shelf and bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes. After 45 minutes or so, you may need to cover the tin in brown paper, to prevent cake burning.
8. Cake is done when an inserted skewer comes out clean with no sticky bits.
9. Bring to work and allow vultures to descend.

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  • ben said on 30 Jun 2009:

    Om nom nom nom, Yrs sincerely, A. Vulture



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