Cooking time 1 hour, Oven 190 C/375F/Gas mark 5
INGREDIENTS
200g self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mixed spice
75g margarine
100g demarara sugar
100g raisins
100g sultanas
50g chopped mixed peel
50g glace cherries, chopped
1 egg, beaten
125 ml milk
METHOD
Grease and 18cm (7 inch) cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.
Sieve together flour, mixed spice and salt and rub in the margarine.
Add the sugar
Add all the chopped fruit and combine.
Add the egg and enough milk to allow the mixture to drop from a spoon when given a sharp jerk.
Spoon mixture into the prepared tin and bake for on hour until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn onto a cooling rack. |
