Last Minute Fruit Cake

Last Minute Fruit Cake

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 250 g butter

• 1 kg Coles mixed dried fruit 

• ½ cup Coles brown sugar

• ¾ cup brandy 

• ½ cup water 

• 1 tsp bi carb soda 

• 1 tbs orange zest 

• ¾ cup chopped walnuts 

• 1 tsp cinnamon 

• 2 tbs treacle 

• 5 free range eggs, lightly beaten

• 300 g Coles plain flour 

• ½ tsp baking powder 

• ½ cup blanched almonds for the top 

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 150 degrees (C). Grease and line a 23cm round springform tin with 2 layers of baking paper, 5cm above the top of the tin. 

• In a large saucepan place the butter, fruit, sugar, brandy and water. Bring to the boil, stirring, then cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the bi carb soda and allow to cool. 

• Stir in the orange zest, walnuts, cinnamon, treacle, eggs, flour and baking powder to the cooled mixture to combine. Pour into the prepared tin and decorate with blanched almonds.

• Bake the on the bottom half of the oven for 2 hours, or until it is cooked through completely. Remove from the oven, cover with foil and allow to cool in the tin before slicing and serving. 

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