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Fruit cake

This Fruit cake is a desert made using a simple baking technique. The kid friendly dessert recipe is loved by kids and grown-ups equally. It can be relished with your evening tea as a snack or made as a special desert for any occasion or party at home.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • ½ cup soft white butter
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup low fat milk
  • ½ cup dried fruits
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 175 c. grease and flour a loaf tin.
  2. Sieve flour, baking soda and baking powder thrice and keep aside.
  3. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar till smooth and creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat till well combined. Add vanilla essence and combine.
  4. Add the flour in three additions, alternating with milk, starting with flour. Do not over beat, just mix till well combined in low speed.
  5. Sprinkle some flour over the fruits to coat them.
  6. Pour batter into the greased and floured loaf tin. Add the coated dried fruits over the batter.
  7. Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 15 minutes.
  8. Remove cake from pan and slice.