Christmas/Dundee Cake

Ingredients

• 3 Eggs
• 6oz / 170g Butter
• 6oz / 170g Light brown suger
• 8oz / 225g Self-raising flour
• 1 tsp mixed spice

• 5oz / 140g Currents
• 3oz / 85g Raisins
• 3oz / 85g Saultanas
• 3oz / 85g Dates
• 2oz / 60g Prunes
• 2oz / 60g Cherries

Method

1. Prepare the dried fruit by cutting the dates, prunes and cherries into small pieces and placing all the fruit into a bowl and cover with orange juice or cold tea for 20mins then drain.
2. Preheat oven to 160°C.
3. Line 7″ x 7″ cake tin with greaseproof paper
4. Soften the butter in a mixing bowl.
5. Beat in the suger then egg one at a time.
6. Fold in the flour and mixed spice and then add the dried fruit.
7. Pour cake mixture into the cake tin.
8. Place in the oven for 1 hour then turn the oven down to 130°C for ½ hour.
9. Once cooked allow to cool then remove form tin.

(16 servings)

Review

I really enjoyed this recipe. It was easy to make. It is my favourite fruit cake. The recipe originally came form my Great-Grandmother, then my Nan increased the amount of fruit to make it a Christmas Cake recipe.