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Total Time
45 min
Servings
36
Calories
136
Difficulty
Medium
About This Recipe
IngredientsStep by Step InstructionsIngredients: Line a 8" square cake tin with two layers of parchment paper, bottom and sides of cake tin
2 minG Butter
2 minG Sugar
2 minEggs
2 minG Plain flour (sifted with baking powder)
2 minTsp Baking powder
2 minTsp
2 minMixed spice
2 minMixed dried fruit
2 minG Pitted prune - cut to small pieces
2 minG Walnut - chop to small pieces
2 minTbsp Rum
2 minTbsp Orange juice
2 minOrange zest from one orange
2 minTsp Vanilla extract
2 minIn a large bowl add mixed dried fruit and pitted prune together with 8 tbsp of rum and mix well, cover with cling wrap until next day.
2 minBeat butter and sugar till light and fluffy, slowly add in rum, orange juice, orange zest and vanilla extract, mix well.
2 minAdd eggs, one at a time and scrape bowl.
2 minAdd 1/4 portion of flour to the mixed dried fruit. Slowly add 3/4 portion of flour and mixed spice to butter mixture, mix well. Stop machine.
2 minPour in mixed dried fruit and chopped walnut, mix well with a rubber spatula then pour into cake tin. Bang tin on table once to settle the content.
2 minBake at preheated oven at 160C for 1 1/2 hour. **After about 30-40 mins when the cake starts to turn brown, cover cake with foil loosely on top and continue baking.
2 minPour 3-4 tbsp of rum on to Fruit Cake as soon as it comes from the oven.
2 minLeave cake to cool, turn out from cake tin and wrap with cling wrap and store in the fridge.
2 minPour 2-3 tbsp of rum on cake every three days until it is ready to serve or giveaway as Christmas gift.
2 min
Nutrition FactsPer serving (recipe makes 36 servings)
136kcal
Calories
7% Daily Value
8g
Fat
12% Daily Value
4g
Saturated Fat
24% Daily Value
16g
Carbohydrates
5% Daily Value
15g
Net Carbohydrates
5% Daily Value
11g
Sugar
13% Daily Value
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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