Fruit and nut cake

Name: Fruit and nut cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 300 g Dried fruits; 200 g Brown sugar/ or white sugar; 50 g Unsalted butter; Orange juice 3/4 cup (200g); 1 tsp Cinnamon; Clove powder 1/2 tsp; 1/2 tsp Dry ginger powder; 1 pinch nutmeg powder; 1 1/2 cup Flour; 1 tsp Baking powder/soda; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 cup Mixed chopped nuts; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 Tsp Orange zest

Charity Munoru @cook_14324232

Fruit and nut cake

Charity Munoru @cook_14324232

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Ingredients

300 gDried fruits
200 gBrown sugar/ or white sugar
50 gUnsalted butter
Orange juice 3/4 cup (200g)
1 tspCinnamon
Clovepowder 1/2 tsp
1/2 tspDry ginger powder
1 pinchnutmeg powder
1 1/2 cupFlour
1 tspBaking powder/soda
1/2 tspSalt
1 cupMixed chopped nuts
2eggs
1 tspvanilla essence
1 TspOrange zest

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180°. Grease an 8" baking tin and set aside. Put a sauce pan into the fire in it put sugar, butter, dried fruits and the Orange juice. Stir nicely
2

As it starts bubbling add all.your spices and stir. When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low & let it simmer for 5 min as you continue stirring
3

After 5 min remove from the heat & let it cool completely to lukewarm.
4

Meanwhile sieve the flour, baking powder and salt. Give it a quick whisk to make sure the ingredients are well mixed. Add the chopped nuts and mix completely.
5

In a separate bowl, put the eggs add vanilla extract and whisk completely until fluffy
6

Add the egg mixture into the nuts mixture and stir well.
7

To the wet mixture add your flour in bits making sure you stir completely until you are done.
8

Put your mixture into your greased baking tin. Bake for 40-45 min.
9

Enjoy