Five-minute fruit cake

Name: Five-minute fruit cake
Ingredients: 3 Eggs, lightly beaten; 1 kg Dried fruit, mixed, large pieces chopped (Main); ¼ cup Brandy; ¾ cup Brown sugar, firmly packed; 175 g Butter, melted; 1 ½ cups High grade flour; ½ tsp Cinnamon; ½ tsp Nutmeg

Jan Bilton

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This cake doesn’t have the same keeping qualities as a traditional one but is so quick to prepare to make.

Ingredients

3	Eggs, lightly beaten
1 kg	Dried fruit, mixed, large pieces chopped (Main)
¼ cup	Brandy
¾ cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
175 g	Butter, melted
1 ½ cups	High grade flour
½ tsp	Cinnamon
½ tsp	Nutmeg

Directions

Preheat the oven to 150C. Line a deep 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.
Combine the eggs, fruit, brandy and brown sugar in a bowl. Stir in the cooled butter, then the sifted flour and spices. Spread evenly into the cake pan.
Bake for 1¾-2 hours, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean and the cake just starts to come away from the sides. Cool then wrap in foil and store in a cool place.