== Delicious Fruit cake ==

Advantages: Best taste
Disadvantages: Calories

...It's the season to be jolly and I bring you the finest fruit cake recipe that will have you licking the last crumbs of the plate Ingredients * 1 cup golden raisins * 1 cup currants * 1/2 cup sun dried cranberries * 1/2 cup sun dried blueberries * 1/2 cup sun dried cherries * 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped * Zest of one lemon, chopped coarsely * Zest of one orange, chopped coarsely * 1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped * 1 cup gold rum * 1 cup sugar * 5 ounces unsalted butter (1 1/4 sticks) * 1 cup unfiltered apple juice * 4 whole cloves, ground * 6 allspice berries, ground * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1 teaspoon ground ginger * 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon baking powder * 2 eggs * 1/4 to 1/2 cup toasted pecans, broken * Brandy for basting and...

Viro 13.05.2009 · Read review
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All Fruit & No Nuts! (Sultana Cake)

Advantages: Good tasty moist cake, & Little Red Hen puts on her pinny!
Disadvantages: Disappears too quick!

.... The cake can then be removed from the tin to allow it to finish cooling. Finish by removing the greaseproof paper with care. I took the paper off too early once and it tore the cake edge off a bit, so its better to wait till the cake has cooled a bit. AND FINALLY: This is a very moist cake, it is good for a family, good for a school bring and buy, and good for hungry husbands to take in packed lunches. The almond essence gives it a nice flavour, but you could leave it out, if it's not to your taste. Another use could be to eat it hot as a pudding with custard. We used to do this as children, when mum 'cooked for England' to make sure we were never hungry. Not everyone likes sultanas, but I prefer them to the bags of dried mixed fruit, as I don't like the pieces of peel that you get in those. This cake would provide enough...

little_red_hen 02.09.2006 · Read review
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Boil fruit cake, cake making for dummies

Advantages: Not much washing up
Disadvantages: Hang-on ........................ has it all gone already?

...It can be satisfying to put in all the effort and involment of making a serious cake for a special occasion, but there are times when its just easier to churn out a quick cake. This recipe makes quite a moist cake, which is not as heavy as a traditional fruitcake and takes half the time. To bake the cake you will need a 7" square or and 8"round cake tin, the type with the push out bottom is easiest to use. You will need: 120g / 4oz Margarine 170g / 6oz Sugar 340g / 14oz Dried fruit this can be any mix you like, even miss out the peel if you really hate it. 225ml / 8floz Water 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 and a half tsp of mixed spice 2 Beaten eggs 120g / 4oz Plain flour 120g / 4oz Self-raising flour Pich of salt Pre-heat the oven to 350f 180c or gas mark 4 prepare you tin by lining or greasing...

janemain 29.03.2005 (06.04.2005) · Read review
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Fruity fruit cake

Advantages: Tastes really good
Disadvantages: sounds discouraging

...I made this up and everyone I knew thought it sounded so discusting! But, I'll tell you one thing, it really tasted good. I always wondered how fruit cake tasted but it always looked very dry and the fruit looked nasty. So, I came up with my very own recipe for a fruit cake. I made this fruit cake and my husband has tried the other stuff before and he hates it. I made him try it. The out come? He loved it! What you'll need is: 1 box of Dunkin' Hines (any brand will work)the moist kind is the best. Butter tasting! 1 can of fruit cocktail 1 small bag of walnuts 1 small bottle/can of cherries and of course the normal ingredients that go into the box of cake mix. What I did was I took a 9x13 cake pan and I buttered it and then floured it. (Dumping the rest of the flour to get rid of the excess) Pre~heated my oven to...

NewMamamea 28.02.2003 · Read review
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'FAT FREE' FRUIT CAKE? THEN LOOK NO FURTHER!!

Advantages: IT'S TASTY, IT'S HEALTHY AND IT'S SWEET TO EAT!
Disadvantages: NONE I CAN THINK OF...EXCEPT IT'S NOT COATED IN CHOCCIE...

...Well if like me you have a very naughty thing called 'A Sweet Tooth' that torments you into submission...then the little rotter drives you into the that black abyss called 'temptation' (nooooo, don't make me eat it, nooo!), and you like fruit cake - then this, my dears, is the very recipe for you! Simplicity itself so no excuses about you 'can't cook' now you hear - AND it's 'fat free'?! I jest ye not, it really is :o) Right then, first things first...Ingredients, you will need: *16oz mixed dried fruit (any economy pack will do) *1 egg (yep, just the one) *8oz self-raising flour (again economy is fine) *1 cup of stewed hot black unsweetened tea. Yes, thats all, really; chuck in a greaseproof-lined 1lb loaf tin into the equation and we're literally cooking boys and girls...it really is that easy! Right...

totalserenity 15.03.2009 · Read review
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Fruit Yoghurt Cream Cake without baking

Advantages: easy preparation, refreshing, tasty
Disadvantages: all the dirty dishes you leave behind..

.... The mass shouldn’t get totally stiff yet, but not be runny either. Then put a ring around the pastry case and allot the yoghurt cream on it and put it back into the fridge for another 3 hours. Meanwhile you can also let the fruit juice drip off the fruit. After the 3 hours of cooling the cake take it out of the fridge and cover it with fruit. From ½ litre fruit juice make an icing, a red one for blue- and raspberries, a clear one for tangerines. Cover the fruit with the icing, let it cool down, take of the ring – and the cake is ready. This fancy cake is not only refreshing, it also looks very nice. My favourite version is the one with the blueberries, because of their dark colour on the white yoghurt cream. Really good. It is also possible to mix the fruit right under the yoghurt cream and then only cover it with the icing...

Nicola2102 19.08.2002 · Read review
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Cracking cakes

Advantages: Great tips
Disadvantages: none

...over the cake. Chocolate butter icing: Beat 3oz butter until soft. Sift in 6oz icing sugar and up to 1oz of cocoa, depending how strong you want the icing. Add 1tbsp boiling water and beat until well blended. Frosty Fruit An Easter or Christmas cake looks beautiful with a very simple garnish of frosted fruit or spices. Try picking pansies, rosemary, calendula, primroses and lavender from the garden. You can also use dried cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, and orange or lemon slices that have dried out in a very, very low oven.  Whisk an egg white lightly and pour into a saucer, then fill another saucer with icing sugar.  Wash and dry your fruit or spices, then dunk first in egg white and then in the sugar.  These will dry overnight in an open, dry place. Tip three- Store your cakes properly. If...

BIG_NANNA 05.06.2007 (03.12.2008) · Read review
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Giggle cake

Advantages: It tastes good
Disadvantages: none

...I liked the name of this cake and decided to give it a go, i found it rather yummy and wanted to share it with you. Ingredients 350g/12oz Mixed dried fruit 125g/4 1/2oz Butter or Margarine 175g/6oz soft brown sugar 225g/8oz self raising flour pinch of salt 2 eggs beaten 225g/8oz can of chopped pineapple (drained) 125g/4 1/2 oz glace cherries halved. 1. put the mixed dried fruit into a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Set this aside to soak for 10-15 mins and drain well. 2. Put the butter or margarine and sugar into a large saucepan and heat gently untill melted. Add the drained fruit and cook over a low heat, stirring frequently, for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a mixing bowl. Set aside to cool. 3. Sift together the flour and salt into the dried fruit mixture...

Crazykurst 10.08.2006 · Read review
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Chocolate Cake

Advantages: Not too high in cholesterol
Disadvantages: Still a lot of calories

...This is a good cake recipe for anyone concerned about their cholesterol level, as it uses just one egg and you can use skimmed milk to mix. Making the icing with plain chocolate also increases the goodness of this cake. The butter could be substituted by a healthier option such as margarine, but low-fat spreads are not suitable for cake making because of their high water content. 175 g (6 oz) self-raising flour 5 ml (1 tsp) baking powder 30 g (1 oz) cocoa powder a pinch of salt 110 g (3 ½ oz) butter 60 g (2 oz) desiccated coconut 125 g (4 oz) sugar 1 egg 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence 150 ml (5 fl oz) milk to mix Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt into a basin. Rub the butter into these dry ingredients, add the coconut and sugar, and stir in the beaten egg. Lightly mix in the vanilla essence, then add...

denella 15.06.2007 · Read review
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Chocolate Slab Cake

Advantages: Delicious taste, quite easy to make.
Disadvantages: Not very good for your waistline, or your wallet!

...This is my recipe for a chocolate slab cake which I have made a few times recently and always seems to go down a treat. Ingredients Required: For cake: 200g butter, plus extra for greasing 100g dark chocolate, broken up in to pieces 75ml tap water 350g plain floud 2 teaspoons of baking powder 250g soft light brown sugar 75ml soured cream 2 eggs, beaten For Icing: 200g dark chocolate, broken up in to pieces 6 tablespoons of tap water 3 tablespoons of single cream 1 tablespoon of butter (chilled) To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 190 degrees/gas mark 5. Grease a 33x20cm (13x8inch) cake tin and line the bottom of the tin with baking paper. I grease my tin with butter and use greaseproof paper for lining the tray. Melt the 200g of butter, 100g dark chocolate with the 75ml of tap water in a saucepan over a low...

katyeverett 15.05.2009 · Read review
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