Fruit Cake Made From Scratch

Mixed Fruit
Ingredients:

* 15g glazed peach
* 225g glazed figs
* 270g glazed apple
* 20g glazed pear
* 365g sultanas
* 70g mixed peel
* 45g rum or rum flavour

Method:

* 1. Cut all the glazed fruits into cubes.
* 2. Soak sultanas in water for about 20minutes. Rinse out.
* 3. Mix all the above ingredients together.
* 4. Cover and keep in the chiller for three days before use.

Cake
Ingredients:

* 230g butter
* 210g sugar
* 35g glucose syrup
* 235g eggs
* 115g low protein flour
* 115g high protein flour
* 5g vanilla essence
* 3.5g cinnamon powder
* 1.2g nutmeg powder

Method:

* 1. Beat butter, glucose syrup and sugar together at medium speed by using the paddle beater.
* 2. Add eggs one at a time, slowly.
* 3. Add a little flour if the mix starts to curdle.
* 4. Fold in the flour carefully (use only 90% of the flour). The balance of the flour, cinnamon and nutmeg powder are to be incorporated in the mixed fruits.
* 5. Last, fold in the mixed fruit.
* 6. Pour the cake batter into 10 × 21 × 8 cm cake tin and bake it at 160 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes or until golden brown.