Tea Time Fruit Cake
Preheat the oven to 175°C
7 ozs Self Raising flour
5 ozs caster sugar
4 ozs butter
2 eggs (large)
grated rind of an orange
2 tablespoons orange juice
4 ozs sultanas
2 ozs mixed peel
Place the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor. Break in the eggs and process for 5 seconds. Add the orange rind and juice and process for 3-5 seconds. Add dried fruit and peel and mix. Turn into a greased and lined 1 lb loaf tin. Bake for 45 – 60 minutes. Test with a metal skewer, if it comes out clean the cake is done. Cool in tin on a wire rack.
I might make that for tea tonight. i wonder if it would go well with custard?
Nelly – I am not a custard person, but, I am sure it would. I know people who would slap a skelp of butter on it… that would sure turn me off it too.