Bake one of our fabulous fruitcake recipes to enjoy with your afternoon cuppa. Try a traditional, classic fruitcake, a twist or a show. Fruit cakes are heavy, dense cakes that have a relatively low flour content and contain lots of mixed dried fruit.
Super-simple fruitcake This easy fruit cake by one of our younger readers, Bree Hamilton, is simple, uses storecupboard ingredients and is perfect for a quick winter pick. To decorate, brush the cake with the apricot jam (or glaze) and arrange your choice of candied fruit on top. Will keep in a sealed container for up to three weeks.
Place all the ingredients for the fruit mix in a large saucepan bring to the boil and allow to cool for about 30 minutes Preheat oven to 160C / Gas 3 Add the cherries and nuts stir through then add eggs and mix well, add the flour and fold through the mix. Place the mixture in a greased and floured 8'. 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.
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. This sticky cake is easy to make, deliciously textured and will keep well if stored in an airtight container.
Use citrus juice to soak the fruit - instead of alcohol - in this lighter, family.
