Steamed Fruit Cake
- 4-1/2 ounces, weight Butter, Softened But Cool
- 1-7/8 ounces, weight Icing Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 5-1/3 ounces, weight All-purpose Flour
- 3-5/8 ounces, weight Mixed Fruits
- 1/4 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar
- 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Orange Essence
- 2-1/8 ounces, weight Granulated Sugar
- Butter a 2lb/8x4- inch loaf tin, including the sides.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and icing sugar until white. Add the eggs and beat well, until incorporated.
- Sift flour into another bowl. Add mixed fruits, cream of tartar and baking soda to the sifted flour. Combine.
- Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture bit by bit, beating after each addition, then add orange essence. Beat until just incorporated.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir the granulated sugar constantly with a wooden spatula until it becomes a thick brown liquid, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and, stirring constantly but not vigorously to prevent it from hardening, pour into the batter. It will still be warm.
- Stir well by hand with a spatula. Pour into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the batter.
- Steam for about 1 hour over medium heat until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/steamed-fruit-cake/ (may not work)