How to Bake a Light Fruit Cake

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Preheat your oven to 160 C.;

   Mix gently with a wooden spoon. , Make sure to get all the mix out of the bowl. ,, If it is cooked, the skewer will come away clean.
   
   Listen to the cake as well, if there is a hissing sound, then place the cake back in the oven for 10 minutes more. , Turn it out after a couple of hours and allow to cool right down on a rack. ,,
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   Step 2: Line an 8 inch (20.3 cm) baking tin with greaseproof paper.

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   Step 3: In a large mixing bowl

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   Step 4: rub in your fat

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   Step 5: flour and sugar (using your finger tips) until you have a mixture that looks a little like bread crumbs.

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   Step 6: Add the mixed mixed spice

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   Step 7: dried fruit

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   Step 8: lemon rind and ground almonds and mix them in so that they are evenly distributed through the mixture.

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   Step 9: Add the eggs and syrup and a splash of milk - you need the mixture to be stiff but for your spoon to move through it fairly easily.

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    Step 10: Transfer the cake mix into your lined tin and gently spread it out to the edges using a spatula.

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    Step 11: Bake for 1 hour

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    Step 12: 15 minutes approximately.

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    Step 13: Test the cake is cooked by placing a skewer into the centre.

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    Step 14: Leave the cake to cool in the tin.

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    Step 15: Wrap your cake in tinfoil when it is quite cold

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    Step 16: and store.

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    Step 17: Finished.

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