Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 400 g Chopped, dried Fruit (organic, sulphur free), sultanas,prunes,figs,cherries,raisins-your choice
- 115 g water
- 120 g brown sugar
- 115 g alcohol (any type but not sweetened), can be replaced with fruit juice
- 125 g Butter
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 egg
- 130 g SR flour( or GF SR flour)
- 130 g plain flour or GF plain flour
- 2 tablespoons alcohol, extra and optional
- raw almonds, optional to decorate top
- 1 level teaspoons chia seeds if choosing GF option
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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Place fruit, brown sugar, water, alcohol, butter, bicarb and mixed spices into TM bowl and cook for 8 min/100deg/
"Counter-clockwise operation" speed
"Gentle stir setting" - put aside to cool.Preheat oven to 180 deg.
Place TM bowl with cooled ingredients back on TM base unit and add the egg, and flours and mix for 40secs/
"Counter-clockwise operation" speed 3 or until well combined.Decorate with raw almonds (optional)
Bake in a 200 mm greased and lined cake tin (spring form pan works well but not essential ) for 1hr 10mins or until a cake skewer comes out clean.
Once cake has cooled, pour over 2 tabs alcohol. (optional)
Store in an airtight container until ready to use or freeze.
Tip
"Dough mode" The cake is so simple and easy to make. Great for one of those last minute jobs at Christmas time. Can be served as is or iced with butter cream or marzapan.
Can be frozen and stored for later use. ( Have one in the freezer for emergencies)
GF version is a little bit drier.(add 1 tabs chia seeds)
Cake can also be baked in individual foil cases.( These make a beautiful Xmas gift for teachers or neighbors)
Gift wrapped the cake makes a special gift.
Thermomix Model
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Recipe is created forTM 31
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Comments
Quick, easy and delicious. Thanks.