Easy Fruit Cake recipe

Fruit cake is loaded with dried fruits.I made  this last week, it was so tasty and yummy.I think it's hard to find any people who doesn't like fruit cake.specially children.So here is the easy and simple recipe for fruit cake.

Ingredients

450g/1lb self-raising flour

125g/4oz caster sugar

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

125g/4oz unsalted butter

450g/1lb mixed fruit and peel

250ml/9fl oz milk

pinch salt

You have to do

• Preheat the oven to gas 150C/300F/Gas 2. Grease and line a 1kg/2lb loaf tin.
• In a bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.
• Rub in the butter and then fold in the mixed fruit.
• Stir the bicarbonate of soda into the milk then add to the mix and stir until well combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and place in the oven for 1hr 45 minutes. Keep an eye on the cake and cover it with a sheet of foil if it’s getting too dark.
• Allow to cool a little and then turn out. Serve in slices with plenty of butter.