Fruit Cake Recipe (Saucepan Cake)

[Wandering Fred]

Thought I would put this up as an easy basic cake recipe.
Keeps well, tastes great & good for a snack when out & about.
Very forgiving recipe, use plain or wholemeal flour & it is just denser

Easy Fruit Cake Recipe

• Ingredients:
  
• 8oz (200g) mixed fruit
• 2 medium eggs (beaten)
• 6oz (150g) brown sugar
• 6oz (150g) self raising flour
• 4oz (100g) margarine
• 1 level teaspoon mixed spice
• Pinch of salt

Method

• Place 8oz (200g) mixed fruit into a saucepan and cover with cold water
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes
• Drain and keep in saucepan
• Add margarine to the fruit and let it melt
• Add beaten eggs, sugar, flour, mixed spice and a pinch of salt
• Mix well and pour into an 8 inch (20cm) tin, greased or lined (or equivalent loaf tin)
• Bake at 170°C (340°F, gas mark 4) for approx 1 hour
• Remove from tin and allow to cool on a baking rack

 

[Toddy]

Thought I would put this up as an easy basic cake recipe.
Keeps well, tastes great & good for a snack when out & about.
Very forgiving recipe, use plain or wholemeal flour & it is just denser

Easy Fruit Cake Recipe

• Ingredients:
  
• 8oz (200g) mixed fruit
• 2 medium eggs (beaten)
• 6oz (150g) brown sugar
• 6oz (150g) self raising flour
• 4oz (100g) margarine
• 1 level teaspoon mixed spice
• Pinch of salt

Method

• Place 8oz (200g) mixed fruit into a saucepan and cover with cold water
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes
• Drain and keep in saucepan
• Add margarine to the fruit and let it melt
• Add beaten eggs, sugar, flour, mixed spice and a pinch of salt
• Mix well and pour into an 8 inch (20cm) tin, greased or lined (or equivalent loaf tin)
• Bake at 170°C (340°C, gas mark 4) for approx 1 hour
• Remove from tin and allow to cool on a baking rack

Thank you
Nice and straightforward, and very do-able
I have somewhat of a glut of orange slices in syrup....I think I might give the cake a go but put the orange slices on top/bottom.

Be in good time for afternoon tea too if I got busy just now

M

 

[Wandering Fred]

I can do complicated stuff but you cant beat simple & quick food sometimes
It's a very forgiving recipe.........

On that note
Oranges - try this

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[Toddy]

@Wandering Fred

Can you edit your recipe please ? you've give 340˚C instead of F.

Bet that'd surprise them

 

[Wandering Fred]

Corrected, Sorry about that.

340C is a bit warm, any other forum would have ignored it but given that some of this lot have forges and like a challenge, best to be careful..

 

[Toddy]

The cake is a lovely success

I reckon it's a 'forgiving' type recipe. If you don't have, then change out with something else.
I didn't have mixed fruit, so I used raisins, glace cherries, cranberries, and some chopped pineapple. I used the orange slices on top, and even using gluten free flour, this turned out really well.

Cheers @Wandering Fred