The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  economy fruit cake - great for hungry teenagers!          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Recipes Author Message mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: economy fruit cake - great for hungry teenagers! 8 oz SR flour, 4 oz sugar, 12 oz dried fruit (any combination, I sneak a few dried apricots in) 1 tsp mixed spice, all dry ingredients mixed together. Add 1 oz chopped nuts if desired. In separate dish mix 2 eggs with 8 fl oz milk, then add 4 oz melted butter or margarine and tsp vanilla essence. add wet ingredients to dry and mix well, mixture is quite sloppy. Double line 9 " round tin, bake in low oven about 160 c for about 3 hours. If top starts to burn cover loosely with greaseproof paper. Very simple to make. You can add more butter or eggs and reduce amount of milk for special treat. make 1/2 quantity in 7" tin, or swiss roll tin for fruit slices. My teenage son takes a slab of this to school for his break most days to stave off malnutrition! poor thing! Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:57 pm    Post subject: thank you for that a weeks intensive cooking leasons coming up Back to top mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:18 am    Post subject: this recipe is really easy, good luck Back to top Fenn Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:43 pm    Post subject: Ooh, I fancy some of that - and I've got a cupboard full of dried fruit as well I wonder what I could sneak past my two - I fancy apricots, dates and sultanas Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:18 pm    Post subject: i made this today it's really easy and rrreeeeaaaalllyyy tasty Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:52 pm    Post subject: How is that an economy fruit cake--you left the fruit in BTW - you missed out the sherry - I soak all the fruit in it-its rather yummy Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:20 pm    Post subject: sherry you spend thrift rich Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:14 pm    Post subject: well it is "economy" fruit cake I have poured Archers and Brandy in before now Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Recipes All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group