fruit cake

twink

butter will do nicely, make the cake taste even nicer, good luck with it

Penelope_Penguin

mrbadexample wrote: »

's ok. I blame meself for not making the post original enough. :rolleyes:

Can I use butter instead of marge in that Be-Ro recipe? I've got plenty of butter....

Use butter every time Much better flavour than marge.

Penny. x

auntyn

PINEAPPLE CAKE(also called 'never fail cake')

6ozs Brown Sugar
4ozs Butter
Tin Crushed Pineapple(8.75 0zs approx)
12ozs Mixed Fruit
4ozs Cherries(halved)
8ozs S.R. fLOUR
2 Eggs - beaten

Put sugar,butter,pineapple,fruit and cherries in a large saucepan and bring to the boil for a minute. Leave to cool then add eggs and flour. Mix well.
Use either 2lb Loaf tin or 8" round cake tin. Bake for 1hr 45mins to 2hrs at 150 deg.

Use liners to save mess. I use an equal mix of currants, raisins and sultanas so to leave out the candied peel!! Try Morrisons for the crushed pineapple.
Makes a great Christmas cake - I add a bit of brandy!!

mrbadexample

Right, my Be-Ro fruit cake's in the oven. I got all brave and added about 3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, which wasn't in the recipe! :cool: I just thought it looked like it needed it. I've also got about 1oz of dried fruit too much (didn't seem worth putting that little bit back in the cupboard :rolleyes: ) and it's in a loaf tin, because I haven't got a 7" round tin. (Could that affect the cooking time?)

I've never made a fruit cake before, so how do I know when it's done?

twink

have you got a skewer, knitting needle or similar then just stick it in the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean then its ready, if you think its getting too brown on top before its ready lay some tin foil or greaseproof paper on the top

mrbadexample

Well, that seems to have worked. One Be-Ro fruit cake.

twink

well done MrB that cake looks perfect and very yummy

10past6

Hello peeps :hello:

I made this, but mine never came out like MrBE, mine was far to dry, I had a feeling when I put the ingredients into the tin it was not moist enough, I used the be-ro recipe, next time I make one, what can I do to make it more moist?

morganlefay

Hi all,
I used to have a recipe for a nice, lightish fruit cake that had crystallised pineapple bits in and either ground ginger and/or bits of crystallised ginger. I think it might have had some dried fruit in too, but not lots and lots. I've just been given a lot of cryst. pineapple and now I can't find my old recipe - does anyone have one that sounds similar ? I was planning to have this for an Xmas cake and it will need feeding with some booze. Any suggestions (for the cake, not the booze, which I have in hand !) gratefully received !

Penelope_Penguin

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Was it Delia Smith's Light Glace Fruit Cake?

Hi there; I've had to delete your post as printing whole recipes contravenes the site's rules on copyright.

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The recipe can be found here

Penny. x