Fruit Cake

Serves10
Prep40 minutes
Cook3½ hours
Oven150°C Gas 2
SourceWaitrose
  • dried-fruit
  • marzipan

Ingredients

10
Serves 10

Method

  1. Place the , margarine, and in a large bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. Fold in the , and cubes until thoroughly combined.
  2. Spoon mixture into a greased and lined 7 (18 cm) square cake tin and level surface. Tie round a double layer of newspaper, higher than the tin. Stand on a thick layer of newspaper.
  3. Cook for about 3½ hours. Check after 2½ hours and cover with a piece of greaseproof paper if browning. When the cake is ready, a skewer will come out clean from the centre.
  4. Allow to cool completely in the tin.