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Mary’s Fruit Cake

A casserole dish can be extremely versatile. From meaty stews to moist cakes, these types of dishes are a must have in any bakers kitchen. This cake, cooked as an ordinary fruit cake and decorated with almonds or covered in marzipan or ready-made icing, is the perfect desert to treat your family and friends with this Christmas period. By far, one of the quickest and easiest festive cakes there is.

Ingredients:

·         500g mixed dried fruit

·         425g can crushed pineapple (drained)

·         50g glacé cherries, halved

·         125g butter or margarine

·         175g soft brown sugar

·         1 tsp mixed spice

·         good pinch salt

·         1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

·         150g plain flour

·         150g self-raising flour

·         2 medium eggs, beaten

Method:

Oven: Fan 150ºC, 300ºF, Gas 2

Standard 160ºC, 325ºF, Gas 3

Line the casserole with a pre–shaped 20cm deep cake tin liner, or line with greaseproof paper.

Put the first six ingredients into a mixing bowl and microwave on high power for 3 minutes.

Mix well, then add all the remaining ingredients and mix again.

Transfer to the lined casserole and level the top (decorate with a few blanched almonds if it is to be a plain fruit cake).

Cook below the centre of the oven for approximately 1¼–1½ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out cleanly.

Cool in the casserole for 10–15 minutes then turn out and cool thoroughly.