Quick fruit cake

Name: Quick fruit cake
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 cup (210 grams) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup (240 ml) water; 1/4 cup (55 grams) margarine,; 1 teaspoon (2 grams) ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon (1 gram) ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon (2 grams) ground ginger; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 cup (150 grams) candied cherries and mixed peel; 2 cups (300 grams) seedless bakers mix(dried fruit); 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda

Meg Gysh Mugo @R001

Quick fruit cake

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Ingredients

60 minutes

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

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Steps

60 minutes

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Butter, or apply cake release on your cake pan
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Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C.
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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.
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Stir into this mixture the lightly beaten eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla extract and candied fruit.
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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.
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Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack
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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
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