English Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
250 gr butter/margarine
225 gr powdered sugar
7 eggs yolks + 4 eggs white
300 gr multipurpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
50 gr milk powder
500 gr mixed peel, sultana raisins and walnut ( I used "kenari" nuts)
1 teaspoon extract vanilla
1 teaspoon extract vanilla
pinch of salt
2 tablespoon rum
How to make:
- Sift together the flour+baking powder+milk powder, set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C) and line an 8¼" (20 cm) round springform pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl beat the butter with the sugar and pinch of salt using an electric mixer at medium speed, until light and fluffy, add the eggs, one at a time. And add the extract vanilla.
- Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until well-combined using a rubber spatula.
- Stir in the fruit mixture and mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for at least 50 minutes into an hour until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before removal from the pan.
- Spray the cake with the rum.
***************HAPPY BAKING*******************
