The MSE Bake Off recipe swap 2019 - cake week, episode one

Former_MSE_Molly

Hello forumites!
It's cake week on the first week of the Bake Off! Did you enjoy the episode?
Whether you're already a star baker, or a budding one, we want you to share your best cake recipes!
Is there a showstopper in your household?
How do you make it MoneySaving in a world where it feels SOOO much easier to just grab ready made treats from the shops?

We can't wait to hear your suggestions!

- MSE Molly

Whitefiver

My favourite light fruit cake is:-


12oz Self Raising Flour
1.5 tsp Mixed spice
7.5 oz Dark Brown Sugar
7.5 oz Margarine (Butter!)
3 Large Eggs
18oz Mixed dried Fruit, Nuts and Cherries
2 fl oz Brandy
5 fl oz Milk
Demerara Sugar for sprinkling


Place all ingredients into a large bowl, beat together with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Place into a lined round or square 8in cake tin and smooth top. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar.[FONT=&quot]Bake at 300[/FONT][FONT=&quot]°[/FONT][FONT=&quot]F (150[/FONT][FONT=&quot]°[/FONT][FONT=&quot]C, 140[/FONT][FONT=&quot]°[/FONT][FONT=&quot]C fan) for around 1 hr 50 min. or until a skewer comes out clean.[/FONT]
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C_J

I enjoyed the first episode, and so far I think Michael and Steph are my two favourites. However as Mister CJ pointed out, the bakers do tend to grow on you as the series goes along so I will probably warm to the others too.