Name: Easiest Ever All-in-One Fruit Cake
Yield: Serves 10-12
Ingredients: 100 g unsalted butter, diced, plus more for the tin; 60 ml rum or brandy, plus 2-3 tbsp (optional); 160 g dark muscovado sugar; 50 g sultanas; 50 g raisins; 50 g currants; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 250 g self-raising flour, sifted

Preparation info

Serves
10-12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Birthday Cake Book

By Fiona Cairns

Published 2011

About

I cannot believe how simple this is! It is all made in one saucepan and requires no time or skill at all. It is also quite delicious.

Ingredients

100 g unsalted butter, diced, plus more for the tin
60 ml rum or brandy, plus 2-3

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C/fan 140°C/300°F/gas mark 2. Lightly butter a 15cm, 7.5cm deep, round cake tin and line with baking parchment. Wrap the outside of the tin with a collar of brown paper (or even newspaper works well) and tie with string.

In a largish sauce