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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 @site_name.co.uk]
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ¼ cups dried mixed fruit
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice (Optional)
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, or as needed
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Tips
Cook's Notes:
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 348 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat13g | 16% |
| Saturated Fat8g | 39% |
| Cholesterol55mg | 18% |
| Sodium368mg | 16% |
| Total Carbohydrate56g | 20% |
| Dietary Fiber1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars18g | |
| Protein5g | |
| Vitamin C1mg | 6% |
| Calcium125mg | 10% |
| Iron2mg | 12% |
| Potassium288mg | 6% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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