Simple Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g of plain flour.
• 2 level teaspoons of baking powder.
• 150g of light brown sugar.
• 125 ml. of Emerald Oils rapeseed oil.
• 2 tablespoons of milk.
• 2 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon of mixed spice.
• 450g of dried fruit, soaked in 400ml of tea overnight and drained before adding to dry ingredients.

Method

• 1)Sift the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl.
• 2)Add sugar.
• 3)Measure the rapeseed oil in a jug, add eggs and milk and beat together.
• 4)Add the oil mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
• 5)Add fruit and mix.
• 6)Pour mixture into an 18cm round, lined tin.
• 7)Bake for 1 hour @ 170˚C and then 1¼ hours @ 150˚C.
• 8)Use a skewer to check if cake is cooked, the skewer should come out clean - if required the cake may need to bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• 9)Allow the fruit cake to cool in the tin.

Tips:
If you think that the top of the cake is browning too much, cover the top with some parchment paper.
This cake is best eaten a few days after baking.
Because of the use of rapeseed oil - this cake is a healthier bake for lowering cholesterol.