Fruit Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 packet mixed fruit (I use Ee Syn brand)
• 1/4 cup Brandy

• 230g unsalted butter
• 200g brown sugar
• 4 eggs

• 230g plain flour        
• 60g self raising flour 
• pinch of salt             
• 1 tsp mixed spice     

• 1 tbsp milk (not in the picture)

Methods:

1. Soak the fruits with 1/4 cup Brandy, store in an airtight container and leave in the fridge overnight.
2. Sift together the two types of flour, salt and mixed spice and put aside for later use.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar until soft and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Fold in the fruit alternately with flour and milk and mix well with a cake spatula.
5. Pour the mixture into a greased 8" round tin and bake in a moderate oven of 160 degree Celsius until golden brown and when a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

My grandson Brendan enjoys munching this fruit cake very much.  Home-baked fruit cake is not as sweet as those ready made ones, as we have the power to control the sweetness.