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Fruity cider cake
Bake this moist fruit cake with cider from our Pantry shop.
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Bake this moist fruit cake with cider from the Pantry shop
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Preparation time
15 minutes plus 1 hour cooling time (prep. time)
Cooking time
1 hour 30 minutes (cooking time)
Serves
10
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
120g/4oz
butter
250g/8oz
demerara sugar
150g/5oz
sultanas or raisins
7 fl.oz
dry cider (still or fizzy is fine)
1
egg
310g/11oz
self-raising flour
grated nutmeg and 1 tsp ground mixed spice
Glaze
:
60g/2oz
demerara sugar
2 tbsp
cider
Method
In a pan heat together the butter, sugar, dried fruit and cider. Bring to the boil, then allow to cool for 1 hour.
Beat the egg, then whisk the egg into the cooled mixture with a fork.
Stir in the sieved flour and spices.
Pour into a lined 2lb loaf tin.
Bake at fan 140 / Gas 3 for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a cake tester shows clean.
Heat together the sugar and cider for the glaze until syrupy (about 5 minutes) and brush over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Allow to cool in the tin.
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