Fruit Cake with Honey Nut Topping Recipe
Ingredients
| Plain flour | 225 Gram | |
| Soft margarine | 175 Gram | |
| Caster sugar | 175 Gram | |
| Eggs | 4 Small | |
| Mixed spice | 5 Milliliter | |
| Waitrose Luxury Mixed Fruit- 1 x 500 g pack | ||
| Cherries | 115 Gram | |
| Marzipan | 250 Gram | |
| Butter | 5 Milliliter | |
| Raisins | 150 Gram, mixed | |
| Orange | 60 Milliliter | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven at 150°C, 300°F, gas mark 2.
MAKING
2. In a large bowl mix together flour, margarine, sugar, eggs and spice.
3. Blend it together until mixture becomes light and fluffy.
4. Fold in the mixed fruit, cherries and marzipan cubes until thoroughly combined.
5. In a greased and lined 18cm (7") square cake tin ,spoon in mixture
6. Level surface.
7. Tie round a double layer of brown paper 4cm (1 1/2") higher than the tin.
8. Stand tin on a thick layer of brown paper.
9. Place it in preheated oven and cook, for about 3 1/2 hours.
10. Check after 2 1/2 hours and cover with a piece of greaseproof paper if browning.
11. When the cake is ready, it will feel firm to the touch and a fine skewer inserted in the centre will come out clean.
12. Cool the cake completely.
13. In another pan melt butter.
14. Add nuts and raisins and cook until toasted.
15. Stir in honey and bring mixture, up to the boil for 2 minutes.
16. Remove the pan from the heat and allow cooling until honey thickens.
17. Spread the mixture over cake.
SERVING
18. Serve fruit cake with honey nut topping.
1. Preheat oven at 150°C, 300°F, gas mark 2.
MAKING
2. In a large bowl mix together flour, margarine, sugar, eggs and spice.
3. Blend it together until mixture becomes light and fluffy.
4. Fold in the mixed fruit, cherries and marzipan cubes until thoroughly combined.
5. In a greased and lined 18cm (7") square cake tin ,spoon in mixture
6. Level surface.
7. Tie round a double layer of brown paper 4cm (1 1/2") higher than the tin.
8. Stand tin on a thick layer of brown paper.
9. Place it in preheated oven and cook, for about 3 1/2 hours.
10. Check after 2 1/2 hours and cover with a piece of greaseproof paper if browning.
11. When the cake is ready, it will feel firm to the touch and a fine skewer inserted in the centre will come out clean.
12. Cool the cake completely.
13. In another pan melt butter.
14. Add nuts and raisins and cook until toasted.
15. Stir in honey and bring mixture, up to the boil for 2 minutes.
16. Remove the pan from the heat and allow cooling until honey thickens.
17. Spread the mixture over cake.
SERVING
18. Serve fruit cake with honey nut topping.
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