Julia's Fruit Cake
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"My Mothers very special fruit cake recipe. Easy to prepare, and hard to get wrong, this will win over the hearts of the crowds. A perfect tray bake! "
Difficulty
Easy đź‘ŚIngredients
Utensils
saucepan, oven, roasting pan, whisk
Step 1/10
- 25½ g raisins
- 25½ g sultanas
- 17 g Dried Currants
- saucepan
Mix all fruit in a large Saucepan.
Step 2/10
- oven
Add water to cover fruit. Bring water to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 130 degrees
Step 3/10
- roasting pan
Grease and line roasting tin with grease proof paper. Roasting tin roughly 28cm Square.
Step 4/10
- ½ eggs
- 51 g caster sugar
- whisk
Add eggs to caster sugar. Combine thoroughly.
Step 5/10
Strain water from fruit. Return fruit to saucepan.
Step 6/10
- 34 g butter
Cut butter into blocks and add to fruit in saucepan. Allow butter to melt.
Step 7/10
When butter has melted, add combined egg and sugar mixture. Stir to mix.
Step 8/10
- 51 g Self Raising Flour
Add sifted flour and stir thoroughly.
Step 9/10
Pour mixture into prepared tin. Ensure evenly distributed throughout.
Step 10/10
Generously sprinkle Demerara Sugar over mixture. Place in the oven for approx 2hrs
