Dad's Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces flour
• 4 ounces margarine or 4 ounces shortening or 4 ounces butter
• 4 ounces soft brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
• 2 cups dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants, candied dried peel,......)

Recipe

• 1 put everything*except* the milk and the fruit in a food mixer and mix well for about 5 minutes- the mixture will be quite stiff.
• 2 add milk and mix well.
• 3 mix in fruit by hand.
• 4 it's normally easier to add the fruit a little bit at a time.
• 5 bake in the top of a preheated oven at gas mark 4, 180 degc, 350 degf for about 1 1/4 hours.
• 6 check after 1 hour- if a knife poked into the cake comes out clean, the cake is fully cooked.