Farmhouse fruit cake recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Nothing beats a good old fashioned fruit cake, perfect for any time of the year. Filled with apricot jam, candied mixed peel and maraschino cherries - a slice for afternoon tea is a delicious treat that will win the hearts of everyone.
See method- makes 1 loaf (serves 6)
- 20 mins to prepare and 1 hour 55 mins to cook and 15 mins to cool
- 747 calories / serving
- Freezable
Ingredients
- 175g unsalted butter, softened
- 150g caster sugar
- 150g self-raising flour
- 3 large eggs
- 100g apricot jam
- 100g ground almonds
- 150g raisins
- 100g maraschino cherries, halved
- 50g candied mixed peel, chopped
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 3130kJ 747.0kcal
- Fat
- 38g
- Saturates
- 16g
- Salt
- 0.5g
- Sugars
- 70g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 95.9gProtein 10.9gFibre 4.5g
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Method
- Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 3, 170°C, fan 150°C. Grease and line a cake tin with a double layer of nonstick baking paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy using an electric hand-held whisk. Add 75g (3oz) of the flour and beat until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between additions and follow it with the apricot jam and almonds.
- Add the remaining flour and beat until smooth. Fold in the raisins, candied mixed peel and cherries until incorporated. Spoon into the prepared cake tin and create a cover with some aluminium foil, making sure you leave room for the cake to rise in the tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 170°C then remove the cake and discard the aluminium foil. Lower the temperature to Gas Mark 2, 150°C, fan 130°C and bake for a further 50-70 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into the centre.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin to room temperature. Once cool remove from the tin and arrange on a serving plate. Cut portions and serve.
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