Fruit 'n' nut cake
A great alternative to the classic fruit cakes that you get around Christmastime. This one is jam-packed with fruit and nuts. For the best flavour, let the cake sit for a few days.
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- 220g raisins
- 170g red and green glace cherries
- 110g dates, pitted and chopped
- 85g crystallised pineapple, diced
- 80g chopped nuts
- 35g desiccated coconut
- 375g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 225g butter
- 250g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:2hr ›
Extra time:4hr cooling ›
Ready in:6hr25min
- Preheat oven to 150 C / Gas 2. Line a tube cake tin with 2 layers of parchment and grease well.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in raisins, dates, cherries, pineapple, nuts and coconut. Stir until all the fruit is coated
- In another large bowl, cream the butter with the caster sugar. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and eggs; mix well. Stir in fruit. Spread batter into prepared tin.
- Bake in preheated oven for 2 hours. Let cool.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (19)
i made this by this method it was delicious! - 07 May 2013
I tried this fruitcake in the last minute before Xmas. I substituted the sugar with rum-flavoured brown sugar and the result was fantastic. I baked two loaves and they disappeared within a day! Thank you for this easy and tasty recipe! Niki from Hungary - 27 Dec 2001 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This is the first fruit cake that I have ever baked. I know it is not Christmas, but I love fruit cake and this was the only recipe that I could find that did not have brandy or rum in it and it is the best. I can't stop eating it. - 07 Oct 2001 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)