My Kind of Fruit Cake

Method

• step 1

  First soak the dried fruit in the cranberry and orange juice. Allow this to soak whilst you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

• step 2

  In a large mixing bowl cream the sugar and stork until pale.

• step 3

  Add the mixed spice to the flour and sieve half of the flour and one egg to the mixture, beating well.

• step 4

  Then repeat this with the remaining flour and egg.

• step 5

  Drain the fruit from the juices, and then add to the mixture.

• step 6

  Pour the mixture into a 9-10 inch cake tin and cook in the oven for 1 hour 45 mins at 130c until the cake is firm to touch.

• step 7

  Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 2 hours before tucking in!