Mary's Fruit Cake Recipe
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(Serves 6)
This moist fruit cake recipe is designed for use with a Le Creuset 22cm round cocotte.
Ingredients:
- 500g mixed dried fruit
- 425g can crushed pineapped (drained)
- 50g glace cherries, halved
- 125 butter or margarine
- 175g soft brown sugar
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- A good pinch of salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 150g plain flour
- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- Pre heat your oven to 160°C / 325°F / Gas mark 3. (For a fan oven reduce to 150°C /300°F / Gas mark 2.)
- Line the cocotte with a preshaped 20cm deep cake tin liner, or line with greaseproof paper.
- Put the first six ingredients into a mixing bowl and microwave on high power for 3 minutes.
- Mix well, then add all the remaining ingredients and mix again.
- Transfer to the lined cocotte and level the top. Decorate with a few blanched almonds if it is to be a plain fruit cake.
- Cook below the centre of the oven for approximately 1¼ 1½ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out cleanly.
- Cook in the cocotte for 10-15 minutes then turn out and cool thoroughly.
Hint:
If you do not have a microwave oven, put the first six ingredients into a large saucepan and heat gently until the fat is melted, then continue with the receipe.
Alternatively:
Don’t decorate with blanched almonds, but turn upside down and cover with marzipan and ready to roll icing for the perfect Christmas cake!
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