QUICK AND EASY BRITISH FRUITCAKE

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A quick and easy fruit cake for tea time that tastes best fresh out of the oven. You can use any mixed dried fruit you like, including cherries. [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.co.uk]

Provided by Tessaann

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     UK and Ireland     English

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
½ cup unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups dried mixed fruit
½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon mixed spice
5 tablespoons milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.
  • Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.
  • Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.6 calories, Carbohydrate 56.1 g, Cholesterol 54.5 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 367.6 mg, Sugar 17.9 g

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