Name: Last Minute Fruit Cake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: australian
Ingredients: 125g butter, softened; 125.00 ml brown sugar; 125.00 ml caster sugar; 2 eggs; 500.00 ml self-raising flour; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 375g mixed dried fruit; 82.50 ml milk; 20.00 ml apricot jam, melted (optional)

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 11/21/2023

This lightly spiced fruit cake bakes in less than an hour and is delicious on the day it is made, so you can make it at the last minute. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp vanilla essence
375g mixed dried fruit
1/3 cup milk
1 tbsp apricot jam, melted (optional)

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease a 7cm-deep, 20cm cake tin and line with baking paper.
Step 2

In a stand mixer or using hand-held beaters, cream butter and sugars until pale. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add flour, spices, vanilla, dried fruit and milk, and mix until just combined. Pour into prepared tin and smooth the top. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Step 3

Remove from oven and brush the top with melted jam, if using. Cool slightly in the tin, then turn out and allow to cool completely. Serve.