Fruit Cake

By pfwombat

Ingredients

• 250 g butter
• 180 g sugar (mix 1/2 brown and 1/2 caster)
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 500 g mixed fruits soaked in 1/4 cup Cordon Bleu
• 250 g self raising flour
• 30 g corn flour

Preparation

Step 1

1) Soak the mixed fruits in Cordon Bleu Cognac for at least a day, then drain. Keep the drained liquid for later use. Coat with flour (so that the fruits will not sink to the bottom of the pan)
2) Cream butter and sugar until very pale
3) Add in the eggs one at a time
4) Add in the mixed spices, the liquid from soaking the fruits and vanilla essence
5) Stir the fruits into the flour and then fold in flour and fruits
6) Line the bottom of a 22 cm pan with parchment paper and pour in the fruit cake batter
7) Bake at 150 C for 1 hour
8) Brush additional cognac onto the cake. Best eaten the next day