All-in-one mixed fruit cake

Name: All-in-one mixed fruit cake
Ingredients: 350 g/12 oz/2 cups luxury mixed dried fruit; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup glacé (candied) cherries, washed, dried and chopped; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup muscovado (molasses) sugar; 3 eggs, beaten; 15 ml/1 tbsp treacle (molasses); 15 ml/1 tbsp treacle (molasses); 2.5 ml/½ tsp mixed (apple pie) spice; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup muscovado (molasses) sugar; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising (self-rising) flour

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Since the ingredients are added all at once, this cake is easy to make. Serve it plain or as a base for a celebration cake. Make it a week ahead to develop the flavour and improve the texture.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
225

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas 3. Grease and line the base and sides of a deep 20cm/8in round cake tin (pan) with a double layer of baking parchment snipped at the bottom edge to make a neat seal.
Sift the flour and spice into a large bowl, then a