Mum’s Fruit Cake

Mum’s fruit cake is the cake that we used to eat especially on Mother’s Day.

It was mum’s favourite and used to call it “Mums Cake” because it’s rich and full of ingredients.

Since this Sunday it is Mother’s Day... Happy Mother’s Day! 

 

Ingredients:

2 cups Flour

1 cup Sugar

½ cup Butter

½ cup Milk

1 cup diced Apple

½ cup Raisin

½ cup Walnut (chopped)

½ cup Dates (chopped)

2 Eggs

Zest orange or lemon

½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Cinnamon

 

Dice the apples, bake it saucepan on low heat with the half of sugar & cinnamon. Leave it to cool.  Mix the flour with walnuts, raisins, dates, baking powder & bicarbonate of soda.  In separate bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs & zest.   Add the flour mix gradually with the apple & milk to the butter & egg mixture.  With a spatula, mix them all together.

Pour in greased and flour dusted cake tray and bake in medium hot oven gas mark 5 (350F) for 35-40 mins or till the cake is done.  

Done when a toothpick comes out clean. Sahtein!