Easy spicy fruit cake-with whiskey(boiling method)

Name: Easy spicy fruit cake-with whiskey(boiling method)
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 200 gm/1 cup dried fruit mix; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ginger; 1 tsp cloves; 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup water; 1 pinch salt; 1/4 cup margarine; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 pinch bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp vanilla essence; Lemon/orange zest; 2 eggs-beaten

Kanini Kaseo @kaninikaseo

Nairobi

This easy fruit cake will be your favourite I guarantee you. The whiskey is optional but it adds to the flavour

Kanini Kaseo @kaninikaseo

Nairobi

This easy fruit cake will be your favourite I guarantee you. The whiskey is optional but it adds to the flavour

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Ingredients

200gm/1 cup dried fruit mix
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspginger
1 tspcloves
1 pinchnutmeg
1 cupgranulated sugar
1 cupwater
1 pinchsalt
1/4 cupmargarine
2 cupsall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 pinchbicarbonate of soda
1 tspvanilla essence
Lemon/orange zest
2eggs-beaten

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Steps

1

In a sufuria, add the dried fruits,spices, sugar,water and margarine. In medium heat bring to a boil and let it boil for 5 mins
2

After it has boiled let it cool completely before proceeding
3

Pre heat your oven at 180°c for 10 mins and grease and dust the baking pan.
4

Transfer the cooled mixture into a mixing bowl and add vanilla essence and mix
5

Add the beaten eggs and mix as well
6

In a separate bowl and the dried ingredients and mix. Finally add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix. Csreful not to over mix
7

Pour the mixture in a greased pan and bake for 60 mins at 180°c or till the cake bakes.
8

Let the cake cool once its fully baked. Transfer it into a cooling rack. You can drizzle a tot of aged whiskey on top of the cake and let it stay over night before serving. The fruit cake is yummiest after 24 hrs. Enjoy with a warm cup of tea.