Farmhouse Fruit Cake

Ingredients (serves 12)

  • 150g Sunflower Margarine
  • 150g Castor Sugar
  • 100g Plain Flour
  • 100g Wholemeal Flour
  • 3 Eggs (beaten)
  • 250g Mixed Dried Fruit (sultanas, raisins, apricots, dates etc)

Method

Pre-heat oven to 170C / 325F / Gas Mark 3

  1. Grease a 7” cake tin using some of the margarine.
  2. Mix all ingredients together.
  3. Bake for 1½-1¾ hours
  4. Check for readiness with a skewer or a sharp knife, it its clean the cake is ready if not, return to the oven for 5 minutes and check again.
  5. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Store in an airtight container.
  • This cake is high in sugar due to the dried fruit and sugar content, enjoy occasionally.