Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake (Bublanina)
Cuisine: Slovakian
Ingredients: butter, for greasing; 165 g/5½ oz/generous 1¼ cups flour, plus extra for dusting; 4 eggs, separated; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup oil; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup milk; 65 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp vanilla sugar; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ cups icing (confectioners’) sugar; 15 ml/1 tbsp baking powder; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them; 200 g/7 oz fruit of choice, such as peaches, apricots, cherries, blackcurrants or plums – only use one type of fruit and if using the larger examples, halve them

Bublanina

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

In translation this fruit cake is called bubble cake.

This is because of the way the cake rises around the fruit. It is delicious, quick and easy to make, usually using whatever fruit is available.

Ingredients

butter, for greasing
165 g/5½ oz/generous 1¼ cups flour, plus extra f

Europe
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Cake
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Grease a 40.5 x 26.5 x 5cm (16 x 10 x 2in) baking tin (or line with non-stick baking parchment), then sprinkle with flour and shake the tray to spread it evenly. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
Put the egg yolks into a bowl and add the oil, milk