Easy Light Fruit Cake Recipe | Soft Moist Tea Time Cake
easy light fruit cake recipe sliced soft homemade tea time cake
Yield: 10 persons
Materials
- 200 grams mixed fruits of your choice soaked in 2 to 3 tbsp rum or brandy
- 200 grams all purpose flour (plain flour)
- 1 tbsp semolina
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 200 gms butter
- 160 gms granulated sugar powdered in a mixer
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 8 inch baking tin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line an 8-inch baking tin.
- Soak the mixed fruits in rum or brandy for a few hours or overnight.
- Sift together the flour, semolina, baking powder and salt.
- Beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
- Mix in the vanilla essence.
- Fold in the sifted dry ingredients gently.
- Add the soaked fruits and mix lightly.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Cool the cake completely before slicing
Notes
- Soak fruits in rum, brandy or orange juice for 2 days or overnight.
- Adjust sugar to suit your taste
- Baking time and temperature may vary depending on your oven
- Do not over-mix the cake batter
- Store cake in an airtight container