Nanna’s mixed fruit loaf

Name: Nanna’s mixed fruit loaf
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 oz dried mixed fruit. You can use any but for this recipe, I have chosen sultanas, raisins and cranberries. Chopped glazed cherries work well too!; 4 oz butter; 6 oz sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 tsp almond essence; 6 oz self raising flour; Pinch salt; Almond flakes

Gina Maria @cook_13780149

United Arab Emirates

A great recipe from my Nanna which has minimal washing up and is great to have with a cup of tea!

Gina Maria @cook_13780149

United Arab Emirates

A great recipe from my Nanna which has minimal washing up and is great to have with a cup of tea!

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Ingredients

8 ozdried mixed fruit. You can use any but for this recipe, I have chosen sultanas, raisins and cranberries. Chopped glazed cherries work well too!
4 ozbutter
6 ozsugar
2eggs
1/2 tspalmond essence
6 ozself raising flour
Pinchsalt
Almond flakes

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Steps

1

Night before, cover your fruit in cold water and leave them overnight
2

The next day, pre heat the oven to 180 degrees C (gas mark 4)
3

Put the water and fruit into a saucepan and bring to the boil
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Once boiled, strain off the water
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Whilst the fruit is still hot, put the fruit back into the pan and take it off the heat. Add the butter, sugar and mix until melted
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Add the eggs, almond essence and flour and mix together
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Butter the loaf tin and add a lining at the bottom with wax paper
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Add the cake mixture to the tin
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Add a few flaked almonds on the top of the mixture
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Bake for 30 minutes on 180 degrees Celsius and then lower the heat to 150 for another 30 minutes
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Test with a skewer and if it comes out clean, the cake it ready and should be a nice golden brown on top
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Enjoy with either hot/cold with/without a thin layer of butter AND a good cup of tea!