How to Make Mary Berry's Easy Fruit Cake Soak the fruit Mix all dried fruit, orange zest, and sherry in a big airtight tub. Stir well, cover, and let sit for 3 days. Stir it once a day to help the flavours absorb.
Prep the tin and oven Grease a 20cm round loose-bottomed tin. Line with a double layer of baking parchment. Preheat the oven to 140°C (fan 120°C) / 275°F / Gas 1.
Mix the batter. Learn how to make a moist and delicious fruit cake in a loaf tin with the all-in-one method. You can use any dried fruit, jam, nuts or cherries you like and freeze the extra cake for later.
Easy to prep in just one bowl, this easy British tea time fruitcake is studded with dried fruit and covered in a crunchy brown sugar topping. This is an easy fruit cake recipe from my mum's repertoire and I get one of these made for me every Christmas and birthday. Learn how to make a classic British fruit cake with dried fruits, cinnamon, and optional nuts or brandy.
This easy recipe is versatile, moist, and perfect for any occasion. This Cut And Come Again Fruit Cake is and easy to make fruit cake - which as the name suggests will have you coming back for more! It is a really easy to make fruit cake with a little mixed spice - and very delicious too! From Grandmother To Daughter To Great Grandaughter Several of the baking on this website are recipes from my Grandmother's recipe book and will continue to try out some. There's just something about a fruit cake that feels like home.
Not the rock-hard kind people politely chew through at weddings - no, this one's soft, moist, and full of good old-fashioned charm. Mary Berry's Easy Fruit Cake is the sort of bake you pull together on a quiet afternoon, and by evening, your kitchen smells like someone's about to pop round for tea (even if they're not). 3.Put the margarine, sugar, fruit, water, and mixed spice in a saucepan over a moderate heat.
Bring to boil and simmer for 1 minute. 4.Pour into a mixing bowl and allow to cool. 5.Add eggs, flour and salt to cooled mixture.
Mix well and pour into prepared tin. 6.Bake for about one and a quarter hours. Discover how to make Mary Berry's simple fruit cake.
Rustle up this easy boiled fruitcake for your cake tin. Packed with juicy raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel, it's perfect for afternoon tea with a cuppa.