Cheese Fruit Cake

 

Ingredients:

200g. mixed fruit

20g. plain flour (sifted)

225g. cream cheese

120g. salted butter (room temperature)

125g. caster sugar

4 large eggs

220g. plain flour (sifted)

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. mixed spice (sifted)

Zest from 1 lemon

Methods:

1. Soak the mixed fruit in warm water for 15 minutes, drain well, and add 20g. of plain flour; stir with a spoon and set aside.
2. In a bowl, add the sifted plain flour, baking powder, mixed spice, and stir with a spoon to combine.
3. In a stand mixer bowl, add in cream cheese and salted butter; and mix to combine.  Then add in caster sugar and beat until creamy.
4. Add 1 egg at a time and beat until well combined after each addition.
5. Add in half of the dry ingredients and mix at low speed, then add in the other half and mix until all ingredients have incorporated.
6. Stir in fruits with a rubber spatula until combined.
7. Add in lemon zest and stir to mix.
8. Spread batter into a lined 7" square baking tray and bake in a preheated oven of 160 degree Celsius for 60 minutes, or when a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and place over a wire rack to cool down. 

I adapted this recipe from 'Kathrine Kwa Baking Tutorial' with slight adjustment to  suit my baking preference.