If you are looking for a light fruit cake recipe, you have to try this golden fruit cake. This cake is perfect for any occasion, not just for christmas.
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Ingredients
- 125 grams Butter softened
- 150 grams Caster sugar
- 3 numbers Egg
- 185 grams Plain flour
- 60 grams Blanched almond flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Mixed spice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon rind
- 1 1/2 cups Mixed dried fruits
- 60 ml Whole milk
- 2 tablespoons Brandy
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
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Instructions
- Preheat oven at 180° C for 15 minutes. Line base and sides of a deep 20 cm round cake pan with baking paper.
- Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time and beat until well combined. Add vanilla essence, mix well.
- Add sifted plain flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt mixture along with milk and fold well.
- Finally, fold in mixed dried fruits, mixed spice, and lemon rind mixture. Spread the cake mixture into prepared pan. Bake for around 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan.
- NOTES - Brush top of hot cake with extra brandy, if desired.
- For mixed dried fruits I used 3/4 cup black raisins, 1/2 cup glaced cherries, 1/4 cup candied orange and lemon peel. Chop all the fruits into small pieces and soak them in brandy until absorbed.
- To avoid sinking, dust the soaked fruits with some sifted flour mixture before using.
- Mixed spice is a combination of cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and dry ginger. Grind all the spices to a fine powder.
- Sift together the plain flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Have all the ingredients at room temperature, especially butter and egg.
- One cup = 250 ml, 1 tablespoon = 15 ml, one teaspoon = 5 ml.
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