Over night soaked fruit cake

Name: Over night soaked fruit cake
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g plain flour; 225 g butter; 225 g dark brown sugar; 4 eggs; 2 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1 kilo mixed fruit; 750 fl orange/apple juice (brandy if wish)

Bryony Hasell @cook_12019947

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Over night soaked fruit cake

Bryony Hasell @cook_12019947

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Ingredients

4 servings

225 gplain flour
225 gbutter
225 gdark brown sugar
4eggs
2 tspcinnamon
2 tspmixed spice
1kilo mixed fruit
750fl orange/apple juice (brandy if wish)

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Steps

1

Measure out all fruit and mixed with fluids. Leave overnight to soak up the liquid and expand the fruit.
2

Preheat oven to 140 degrees
3

Mix flour, sugar, spices, eggs and butter in a large mixing bowl. Mix until smooth
4

Slowly add the fruit, mixing as you go.
5

Transfer the cake into greased tins.
6

Leave to cook for 4 hours, after look for a spongy top and a clean knife.