Modern Fruit Cake Recipe

Name: Modern Fruit Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups mixed dried fruit e.g. raisins, currants, dates, cranberries, figs and mangoes; 5 1/4 ounces Stork packet; 300 ml semi-skimmed milk; 5 1/8 tablespoons golden syrup; 1 3/4 cups plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 mixed spice level teaspoon each of, and ground cinnamon; 2 eggs medium; 6 2/3 tablespoons icing sugar + extra for dusting; 7/8 cup low fat cream cheese fresh; 1 fresh lemon juice desser tspoon; 2/3 foot base greased and, lined with baking paper, brush, plastic spatula, aluminium foil

Servings: persons

2 cups mixed dried fruit e.g. raisins, currants, dates, cranberries, figs and mangoes
5 1/4 ounces Stork packet
300 ml semi-skimmed milk
5 1/8 tablespoons golden syrup
1 3/4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 mixed spice level teaspoon each of, and ground cinnamon
2 eggs medium
6 2/3 tablespoons icing sugar + extra for dusting
7/8 cup low fat cream cheese fresh
1 fresh lemon juice desser tspoon
2/3 foot base greased and, lined with baking paper, brush, plastic spatula, aluminium foil

1
Preheat the oven to 150u00b0C, 140u00b0C fan oven, Gas mark 2.
2
Chop the larger fruit into small pieces.
3
Heat the Stork, milk, syrup and fruit in a saucepan, stirring until the Stork and syrup have melted. Infuse the mixture over a low heat for 5 minutes (do not boil). Cool until the mixture is lukewarm.
4
Sieve the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in the eggs and the fruit mixture using a hand mixer (or wooden spoon).
5
Fill the prepared cake tin with the batter and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 15minutes or until cooked. After 1 hour cover the cake with tin foil (to avoid it becoming too dark). Leave the baked cake in the cake tin for about 20 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool.
6
Beat the cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice with a wooden spoon until smooth.
7
Cover the cake with the icing . Dust with icing sugar. Cut the cake into 10 slices.

874

kcal

Calories

Fat

113

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 cups mixed dried fruit e.g. raisins, currants, dates, cranberries, figs and mangoes, 5 1/4 ounces Stork packet, 300 ml semi-skimmed milk, 5 1/8 tablespoons golden syrup, and more.

Yes, Modern Fruit Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Modern Fruit Cake

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