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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have great grandma's light fruit cake (not christmas) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make great grandma's light fruit cake (not christmas):
- Make ready 6 oz golden granulated sugar
- Prepare 6 oz margarine
- Get 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- Take 1 pinch salt
- Prepare 8 oz self raising flour
- Take 3 eggs
- Take 1 a splash of milk
- Prepare 6 handfulls of currants and sultanas (3 each)
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until light and creamy. Gradually add the eggs and beat well. Place the butter and fruit mixtures. I love a great fruit cake recipe!
Steps to make great grandma's light fruit cake (not christmas):
- cream the golden granulated sugar and margarine into a large bowl with a wooden spoon until it's fully mixed
- add the mixed spice and salt (salt not compulsory) and a bit of the flour and mix in well.
- break in three eggs
- mix well with the wooden spoon
- add the rest of the flour and mix in well
- add milk until required until a nice dropping consistency
- mix in currants and raisins to taste (approximately 3 handfulls of each)
- bake in a well greased cake tin (7-8 inches) in a preheated oven at 190°F C for about an hour
For those who prefer a light fruitcake, this one is time tested and tasty. This cake is filled with goodies like coconut, pineapple and cherries. It's a real crowd pleaser, and not just for Christmas. In another bowl, whisk baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and remaining flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee. Stir into currant mixture and mix well.
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