Rich fruit cake

Name: Rich fruit cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 300 g raisins,sultanas, mixed peels; 200 g margarine; 200 g brown sugar; 200 g self raising flour; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon mixed spices; 350 ml brandy; 40 g cocoa; 1 tsp ginger; 1 tsp cinnamon powder; 2 cups mala

lilian Hadullo @cook_12295084

1.5 kg cake

lilian Hadullo @cook_12295084

1.5 kg cake

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Ingredients

300 graisins,sultanas, mixed peels
200 gmargarine
200 gbrown sugar
200 gself raising flour
3eggs
1 teaspoonmixed spices
350 mlbrandy
40 gcocoa
1 tspginger
1 tspcinnamon powder
2 cupsmala

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Steps

1

Soak fruits in brandy for 3 to 7 days or boil fruits with mixed spices, ginger, cinammon powder
2

Preheat oven to,180 degrees celcius. Prepare your baking tin and set
3

In a bowl mix all the cocoa and flour and sift into a medium bowl
4

In another bowl mix the sugar and margarine. Cream this mixture for 3 to 5 minutes until white
5

Beat one egg at a time for 1 minute and add to the creamed mixture
6

Add your sifted flour/ cocoa mixture to the creamed mixture alternating with mala, start and end with flour for best results. Fold in the soaked fruits
7

Pour the batter into the cakepan and place in the oven middle rack to bake
8

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a fork inserted comes out clean
9

Cool for 5 mins on the tin then remove cake from pan and set on a tray or cooling rack
10

Cool completely and serve plain or use frosting of your choice