This recipe is from The Good Housekeeping's Cookery Compendium, a book that was published in 1953 and looks every inch it's age. It truly is a beautiful book.
Anyway, this the cake I make when all else fails. When I need to make a cake that gets a wow but only takes me half an hour to knock out.
For those wondering, my sisters and brother-in-laws wedding went spectacularly! I can't tell you how many times I've heard the words 'the best wedding I've ever been to' and 'the wedding of the year'! Congrats guys!
The Effortless Wow Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
225g Butter or Margarine
225g Sugar (whatever you have lying around)
4 Eggs
340g Plain Flour
3/4tsp. Baking Powder
A pinch of salt
1/2tsp. Cinnamon
1/2tsp. Mixed Spice
400g Dried Mixed Fruit
60g Chopped Glacé Cherries
30g Ground Almonds
A splash of Milk
You can double this recipe if you want, but the cooking time then changes to 3 hours.
1) Pre-heat your oven to Gas Mark 4/350F.
2) Grease and line a baking tin. It's up to you what type you use but I usually use either a 8in square tin or a 8 1/2in circle tin.
3) Cream in the butter and the sugar until fluffy, beat in the eggs.
4) Sieve in the flour, baking powder, salt and the spices (This part is up to you, you can change the spices if you wish. I sometimes just add the cinnamon or replace the mixed spice with nutmeg. It depends on the person you're making it for and the time of year). Then add the mixed fruit, cherries and almonds. Fold it all together, adding a little bit of milk if necessary.
5) Pour into the cake tin and put in the oven. After 30 minutes lower the temperature to Gas Mark 2/300F and let bake for 1 - 2 hours. The time varies every time, so keep your eye out. It should be done when firm in the center.
4) Let the cake cool the either cover in marzipan and icing or decorate with cherries, flaked almond and icing sugar. Enjoy.
Until next time,
Katie.
Anyway, this the cake I make when all else fails. When I need to make a cake that gets a wow but only takes me half an hour to knock out.
The Effortless Wow Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
225g Butter or Margarine
225g Sugar (whatever you have lying around)
4 Eggs
340g Plain Flour
3/4tsp. Baking Powder
A pinch of salt
1/2tsp. Cinnamon
1/2tsp. Mixed Spice
400g Dried Mixed Fruit
60g Chopped Glacé Cherries
30g Ground Almonds
A splash of Milk
You can double this recipe if you want, but the cooking time then changes to 3 hours.
1) Pre-heat your oven to Gas Mark 4/350F.
2) Grease and line a baking tin. It's up to you what type you use but I usually use either a 8in square tin or a 8 1/2in circle tin.
3) Cream in the butter and the sugar until fluffy, beat in the eggs.
4) Sieve in the flour, baking powder, salt and the spices (This part is up to you, you can change the spices if you wish. I sometimes just add the cinnamon or replace the mixed spice with nutmeg. It depends on the person you're making it for and the time of year). Then add the mixed fruit, cherries and almonds. Fold it all together, adding a little bit of milk if necessary.
5) Pour into the cake tin and put in the oven. After 30 minutes lower the temperature to Gas Mark 2/300F and let bake for 1 - 2 hours. The time varies every time, so keep your eye out. It should be done when firm in the center.
4) Let the cake cool the either cover in marzipan and icing or decorate with cherries, flaked almond and icing sugar. Enjoy.
Until next time,
Katie.
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