Name: Malted Fruit Cake
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 0.667 cup Golden raisins; 0.667 cup raisin; 0.2 cup butter; 0.625 cup water; 1.5 cups self-rising flour (sifted); 0.25 teaspoon baking soda; 1 pinch salt; 0.5 cup dark brown sugar; 1 large egg (beaten); 1 tablespoon Malt extract

Preparation steps

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Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease and flour a 450 g|1lb loaf tin.

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Put the sultanas, raisins, butter and water into a pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool a little.

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Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar.

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Pour in the warm fruit mixture and add the beaten egg and malt extract. Mix well until blended.

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Pour into the prepared tin and bake for for 35 - 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

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Serve sliced and spread with butter.