Baking
Classic rich fruit cake ( 20 cm)
Preparation time: 270 minutes
Steep the fruit in brandy for 12 hours before starting.
Ingredients
230 g sultanas
230 g raisins
170 g currants
100 g dried apricots
100 g glacé cherries
50 g mixed candied peel
6 tbsp brandy
250 g flour
¹/₂ tsp mixed spice
¹/₂ tsp cinnamon
¹/₄ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
50 g chopped almonds
1 orange, zest only
1 lemon, zest only
250 g softened butter
250 g dark brown sugar
4 medium eggs
2 tbsp black treacle
Accessories
20 cm springform cake tin
Baking parchment
Greaseproof paper
Kitchen string
Method
For the method, including how to
prepare the fruit, please refer to the
Classic rich fruit cake recipe (15 cm ).
40
Recommended settings
Oven function: Automatic programmes
Programme: Cakes \ Rich fruit cake \ 20
cm cake tin
Shelf level: see display
Duration: approx. 240 minutes
Alternative settings
Oven function: Conventional heat
Heating-up phase: normal
Shelf level: 1
Cooking stage 1
Temperature: 140 °C
Duration: 60 minutes
Cooking stage 2
Temperature: 120 °C
Duration: 180 minutes