This light fruit cake loaf is a fantastic bake for any occasion. Not as heavy and dense as a traditional fruit cake but light, moist and full of fruit flavour. Perfect with a cup of tea!
Course Afternoon Tea, Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword baking
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
185glow fat spread or butterat room temperature
115gcaster sugar
4eggsbeaten
185gself raising flour
60gplain flour
260gmixed dried fruit
60gdried apricotschopped
100gglace cherrieshalved
125mlmilk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160C/315F/Gas 3. Grease a loaf tin using a little butter or spread or add a loaf tin liner.
Beat spread and caster sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.
Gradually beat in the eggs until combined, then fold in the flour, fruit and milk.
Spoon the cake batter into a loaf pan and bake for 80-90 mins until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Cool in the cake tin for 15 mins then remove from tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.