Ingredients

• 340 g - plain flour
• 1.4 tsp - ground cinnamon powder
• 1/4 tsp - ground nutmeg powder
• 1/2 tsp - mixed spice
• 75 g - butter
• 180 g - soft brown sugar
• 180 g - sultana
• 180 g - black currants
• 150 g - raisins
• 30 g - finely chopped candied orange peel
• 60 g - cherries
• Grated rind of 1 lemon
• 250 ml - milk
• 1/2 tsp - soda bicarb
• 1 pinch - salt

How to Make Eggless Fruit Cake

• Grease and line the baking tin.
• Brush the paper with a little butter.
• In a steel bowl, sift the flour with salt.
• Mix the spices.
• Rub in the butter.
• Add brown sugar.
• Mix the fruit and stir well.
• Make a hollow in the centre of the mixture and pour the milk while reserving 2 tbsp.
• Stir lightly.
• Warm the 2 tbsp of milk till very hot and pour over the soda bicarb.
• Stir quickly into the cake mixture without beating.
• Pour the mixture into the baking tin.
• Bake in a moderate oven for about an hour.
• Then reduce the heat and bake till done.
• Cut into wedges and serve.