EASY APPLE FRUIT CAKE

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This cake has all the flavours of Christmas, but won't take ages to make - you can decorate it any way you like. Ideal for a wedding cake too

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories Treat

Time 1h15m

Yield Cuts into 12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

200g butter , softened plus extra for greasing
200g dark muscovado sugar
3 eggs , beaten
1 tbsp black treacle
200g self-raising flour
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp baking powder
2 eating apples , grated (approx 100g each)
300g mixed sultanas and raisins

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the bottom of a deep, round 20cm cake tin with greaseproof paper. Beat the first seven ingredients together in a large bowl (electric hand- beaters are best for this), until pale and thick. Using a large metal spoon, gently fold in the fruit until evenly combined.
Spoon the batter into the tin and bake for 50 mins-1 hr or until the cake is dark golden, springy to the touch and has shrunk away from the tin slightly. A skewer inserted into the centre will come out clean when it's ready. Cool completely before decorating. Will keep, wrapped in an airtight container or iced, for up to a week, or can be frozen un-iced for up to a month - defrost fully before decorating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 51 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.63 milligram of sodium