Resipi - Moist Fruit Cake

MOIST FRUIT CAKE

250g butter , at room temperature

225g brown sugar

500g quality mixed dried fruit

100g dried apricots , chopped

100g glaced cherries , quartered

Finely grated rind and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon

100g chopped pecan

Sift together

350g self-raising flour

2 tsp mixed ground spice

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

4 large eggs, beaten

Method

Line base and sides of a deep 23 -25cm round cake pan with greased baking paper.

Place butter , sugar , dried fruits , cherries , orange and lemon rinds and juice in a large saucepan. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.

Simmer for 10 minutes and remove from the heat . Leave to cool for 15 - 30 minutes

Stir pecans into the fruit mixture

Stir sifted dry ingredients into the fruit mixture together with the eggs . Mix Well .

Spoon cake mixture into the prepared pan. Smooth and level the surface . bake in preheated oven 150Cfor 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Cool cake in the tin.

--- Credit to Cik Shikin kerana emailkan the recipe just in time utk buat before raya..huhuhu