My parents came to stay for the weekend so on Friday I was up at 6:30am ready to start baking some treats for them! I made this cake which is called a 'sunshine fruit cake' in the recipe book and is a quick and simple way to make a fruit cake if your pushed for time. I followed the recipe from an Asda cookbook I own. The cake is lovely with or without a smidgen of margerine and accompanies a cup of tea very nicely!
All you need is:1 earl grey teabag
250g dried chopped luxury fruit
225g/8oz self-raising flour
55g/2oz dark brown sugar
1 tbsp marmalade
1 egg, beaten
30g/1oz chopped nuts
1/2 tsp mixed spice
butter for greasing the tin
30 minutes before you want to start baking, boil the kettle and pour 150ml/5fl oz of boiling water over the earl grey tea bag and leave for 3 minutes. Remove the tea bag and then pour the tea over the dried fruit and leave for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4 and grease your loaf tin.
In a large mixing bowl mix the fruit together with its liquid with all the other ingrediants. Spoon into a the loaf tin and cook in the middle of the oven for about 45 minutes. To see if the inside of the cake is done test it with a skewer; if it comes out clean then it's ready.
Leave to cool before slicing.
