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Quick and easy fruit cake

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Quick and east fruit cake
  • Serves: 8

  • Prep time: 10 mins

  • Cooking time: 45 mins

  • Total time: 55 mins

  • Skill level: Bit of effort

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

Want to make a fruit cake but haven't got much time? This simple recipe is ready in under an hour - it's the perfect afternoon treat with your cuppa.

Ingredients

  • 100g (4oz) goats' butter
  • 100g (4oz) soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 100ml goats' milk
  • 225g (9oz) self-raising flour
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 275g (11oz) dried mixed fruit

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Top tip: This fruit cake recipe also makes a great base for a Christmas cake.

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (gas mark 3).
  2. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
  3. Allow the butter to soften then beat it with the sugar until light and creamy.
  4. Sift together the flour and spices.
  5. Gradually stir the milk, eggs and flour and dried fruit into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix well.
  6. Place in the tin and make a slight hollow in the middle.
  7. Bake for about 45 mins or until firm to touch.

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Caca2002

R there no nuts in this recipe? Kind and quantities please?

taralhw

I don't usually like fruit cake but my friend made this recipe for me and it was really yummy.

pauline.tolley

making this at the weekend. seems good and easy and quick

sam wiseman

i baked the cake and it came out really well nice and simple and quick!

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