Quick fruit cake

Meg Gysh Mugo
Meg Gysh Mugo @R001
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Ingredients

60 minutes
  1. 1 cup (210 grams)firmly packed brown sugar
  2. 1 cup (240 ml)water
  3. 1/4 cup (55 grams)margarine,
  4. 1 teaspoon (2 grams)ground cinnamon
  5. 1/2 teaspoon (1 gram)ground cloves
  6. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  7. 1 teaspoon (2 grams)ground ginger
  8. 1 teaspoonvanilla essence
  9. 1 cup (150 grams)candied cherries and mixed peel
  10. 2 cups (300 grams)seedless bakers mix(dried fruit)
  11. 2large eggs, lightly beaten
  12. 1 1/2 cups (195 grams)all-purpose flour
  13. 1 teaspoon (5 grams)baking soda

Cooking Instructions

60 minutes
  1. 1

    Butter, or apply cake release on your cake pan

  2. 2

    Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C.

  3. 3

    In a large saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil the sugar, water, margarine, spices, and raisins. Boil for five minutes, then remove from heat, and let cool till lukewarm.

  4. 4

    Stir into this mixture the lightly beaten eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla extract and candied fruit.

  5. 5

    Pour into your prepared pan and bake for 50 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack

  7. 7

    Cover and store, if possible, for a few days before serving.
    This fruit cake can be frozen.You can also lightly brush/feed the cake with brandy

  8. 8

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marcel Graham
marcel Graham @cook_26923971
This fruit cake is really good and it tastes different then all the other ones on the internet in a good way. I highly recommended it.
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