Fruit Cake

Ingredients

200g Butter

200g Dark soft brown sugar

1 tbsp Black treacle

4 Eggs

120g Mixed peel

900g Mixed fruit

2 tsp Mixed spice

2 tsp cinnamon

Zest 1 lemon

225g Plain flour

50 ml Brandy

Preheat the oven to 150C/Gas 2 and line a deep cake tin with treble thickness

 of baking parchment.

In a bowl beat together the butter, sugar and treacle until of a creamy texture.

Gradually beat in the eggs then the cinnamon, mixed spice, mixed fruit, zest and mixed 

peel. Stir until evenly combined. Fold in the flour and brandy, then spoon into a cake tin

 and level off the surface.

Eddie stealing the leftover mixture

Wrap a strip of baking parchment around the outside and secure with string. Bake in the

 centre of the oven for 2 hours. Reduce the oven temperature to 140C/Gas 1. Cook for

 a further 1 hour 30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes

 out clean.

Leave to cool in the tin for 1 hour before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. When cool prick the surface with a skewer and spoon over 2 tbsp of brandy.

ENJOY!