Broadside Ale Fruit Cake

Broadside Ale Fruit Cake

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups Sultanas

1 ¼ cups dates

1 ¼ cups currents

1 ¼ cups raisins

 ¼ cup mixed peel

300 mls Adnams Broadside ale

225g butter softened

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

2 cups standard plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon grated lemon rind

¼ teaspoon vanilla essence

¼ teaspoon almond essence

Method:

Combine the first 5 with the Adnams in a large bowl and leave over night in a warm place.

The next day cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one and at a time, beating well after each egg.

Sift flour and baking powder together into the eggs.

Stir well.

Add the soaked fruit, lemon rind, vanilla and almond essence.

Stir well.

Line the loaf tins with two layers of brown paper followed by one layer of baking paper.

Spoon the mixture into the tins and bake at 140 c for 2-3 hours or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.

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