Light fruit cake

Name: Light fruit cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups plain flour; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 4 cups Fruit mince (see related recipe); 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 250g butter, melted, cooled; 1 cup blanched almonds; 2 tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 180 minutes

Total: 195 minutes

Servings: 20

Author : Kim Coverdale

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 150°C/130°C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm (base) round cake pan. Line with 3 layers of baking paper, allowing a 5cm overhang.

Step 2

Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice in a large bowl. Stir in sugar, fruit mince, eggs and butter. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Level top. Arrange almonds on top.

Step 3

Bake for 3 hours or until a knife inserted in centre comes out clean (cover loosely with foil if over-browning during cooking). drizzle with liqueur. Wrap pan in foil. Turn onto a board. Cool completely.

Step 4

Remove cake from pan. Serve.