ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CAKE RECIPES PASSED DOWN FROM MY MUM

One of my favourite cake recipes passed down from my Mum is Spiced Fruit Cake. 

Spiced Fruit Cake

Ingredients One

  • 150 g Marg or Butter
  • 6 level tbsp golden syrup
  • 250g raisins
  • 250g currants
  • 120g sultanas
  • 120g mixed peel
  • 120g chopped stone dates
  • 1/2 pint plus 2 tables milk

Ingredients Two

  • 1/2 teasp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 250g plain flour
  • 1 rounded teasp mixed spice
  • 1 level teasp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp Apricot Jam, melted

Method

  1. Preheat oven to Gas 3, 165C, 325F
  2. Line a 7″ deep cake tin
  3. Place all of the first list of ingredients in a saucepan and heat slowly until the butter is melted, then simmer gently for 5 mins. Cool
  4. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
  5. Add the 2 beaten eggs into the flour with the mixed spice, cinnamon, and salt but do not stir.
  6. Beat both mixtures together thoroughly.
  7. Place in the cake tin and bake for 13/4 – 2 hrs.
  8. Brush edge with the heated apricot jam and arrange nuts and cherries around.

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