Operation Manual

Classic English fruit cake
Ingredients (serves 10):
170g unsalted butter
170g light brown sugar
4 medium sized eggs
100ml apple juice
170g sultanas
170g raisins
170g currants
250g plain flour
55g ground almonds
2 x 15ml tablespoons of black treacle
1 x 5ml teaspoon of mixed spice
½ x 5ml teaspoon of grated nutmeg
½ x 5ml teaspoon of freshly ground cinnamon
1 x 15ml tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda
55g toasted flaked almonds, chopped
255g mixed dried fruit, chopped
30g glacé cherries, halved
2 – 3 x 15ml tablespoons of sherry
Method:
1. Pre-heat Halowave to 140ºC (290ºF).
2. Whisk the butter and sugar together in a
bowl until light and fluffy.
3. Beat the eggs and add to the butter, a
little at a time, beating well between each
addition.
4. Stir in the treacle.
5. Sift the flour and dry ingredients together,
add the fruit and stir into the butter
mixture. Stir in the sherry and add just
enough apple juice to moisten.
6. Turn the mixture into a deep, 25cm
(9 inch) prepared cake tin (ideally a ring
shaped tin) and bake in Halowave for 45
minutes – 1 hour. If cooked, a skewer will
come out clean when inserted into the
middle of the cake.
7. Leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes
before lifting onto a wire rack to cool.
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