Friday 27 June 2014

Rich Fruit Cake


The picture you see as a thumbnail was taken after matuaring the cake for 3 months.

Rich Fruit Cake

Ingredients

  • -- 250g of Butter
  • - 1 Teaspoon of Mixed Spice
  • - 5 Eggs
  • -3 Tblsp strawberry jam
  • - 80g of Self Raising Flour 
  • - 300g Brown Sugar
  • - 230g of Plain Flour
  • - 185ml of Sweet Sherry
  • - 1Kg of Mixed Fruit

Method

  • Preheat oven to 150c.
  • Line a 22-24 cm round cake pan with four greased layers of baking paper.
  • Mix fruit with sherry and leave over night.
  • beat butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs and cream the mix.
  • Add flour and then the fruit.
  • Put in to the prepared pan.
  • Bake 31/2 hours.
  • Brush with warm sherry. Leave to cool.
  • Can keep it for months brushing with warm sherry every week.

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