Le Cordon Bleu

Mixed Fruit Cake

Preparation info
  • Serves

    10-12

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

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Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques

By Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille and Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1996

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Ingredients

  • 450 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 tsp

Method

Grease and line a deep 23-cm round cake tin. Sift the flour, ground spices and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Remove 2 tbsp and mix this with the fruits (see box, left).

Rub the butter into the flour to resemble fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar a