Name: Mum's Fruit Cake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 140 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 680 g mixed fruit; 225 g butter; 680 g sugar; 6 eggs beaten; 60 g almonds chopped; 60 g cherries halved; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 tsp mixed spice; 450 g self-raising flour; 570 ml water

by Dave Moore Last updated on 09/07/2020

The best fruit cake in the world. My dear mum who has serious Alzheimer's disease used to make this and I thought we had lost it forever. Fortunately my eldest sister came across it written on a piece of paper inside a book. - Dave Moore

Ingredients

680 g mixed fruit
225 g butter
680 g sugar
6 eggs beaten
60 g almonds chopped
60 g cherries halved
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp mixed spice
450 g self-raising flour
570 ml water

Method

Step 1

Place butter, mixed fruit, sugar, spices, vanilla essence, water, cherries and almonds in pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Allow mixture to cool.
Step 2

Add eggs and flour.
Step 3

Bake at 180C for 30 minutes, then reduce temperature to 170C and bake for 1½ hours.