Quick And Easy British Fruitcake
- 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups dried mixed fruit
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice (optional)
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, or as needed
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.
- Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.
- Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
flour, unsalted butter, mixed fruit, white sugar, white sugar, mixed spice, milk, egg, light brown sugar
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/262545/quick-and-easy-british-fruitcake/ (may not work)