Fruitcake

Fruitcake

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg dried mixed fruit
  • 110g ground almonds
  • 350g plain flour
  • 10g ground mixed spice
  • 250g dark brown sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 250g butter/margarine
  • Juice of 1 orange

Method:

Pre-heat the oven on 150c

  1. To a large mixing bowl, add the fruit, ground almonds, flour, mixed spice, and give it a good stir.
  2. Add in the sugar and mix well.
  3. Mix in the eggs.
  4. Mix in the butter.
  5. Mix in the juice of one orange.
  6. Pour the batter into a lined spring form cake tin.
  7. Bake for 2.5 hours.
  8. Check it is cooked by poking a knife in, once it comes out clean it is cooked.
  9. Optional, poke some holes into the top of the cake and pour over some rum to soak in.

Follow along using my YouTube video if you'd like!