Name: Rich fruit cake
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1.5 hours
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 75g sultanas; 100g raisins; 25g candied peel; 100ml boiling water; 1 medium banana, mashed; 2 eggs, beaten; 75ml rapeseed oil; 1 medium courgette, grated (200g); 1 apple, grated; 1 carrot, finely grated; 150g wholemeal flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 3 tsp mixed spice; 6 glacé cherries, halved; 20g whole, blanched almonds

Perfect with a cup of tea, this rich fruit cake is packed with flavour and makes an ideal afternoon treat.

Serves

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

1.5 hours

Nutritional Information:

Each 92g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 200
Carbs: 25.2g
Fibre: 2.4g
Protein: 4.2g
Fat: 8.6g
(Medium)
Saturates: 0.8g
(Low)
Sugars: 14.5g
(Medium)
Salt: 0.19g
(Low)

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Ingredients

75g sultanas
100g raisins
25g candied peel
100ml boiling water
1 medium banana, mashed
2 eggs, beaten
75ml rapeseed oil
1 medium courgette, grated (200g)
1 apple, grated
1 carrot, finely grated
150g wholemeal flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp mixed spice
6 glacé cherries, halved
20g whole, blanched almonds

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Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas 3. Add the sultanas, raisins and peel to a bowl, cover with the boiling water and set aside.

Step 2

Mix together the mashed banana, eggs and oil in a large bowl, and beat well.

Step 3

Mix in the courgette, apple and carrot, then stir in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice. Next, add the dried fruit, plus soaking water.

Step 4

Mix well and put into a 20cm cake tin lined with baking parchment, top with the cherries and almonds. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 1½ hours. Remove the foil 15–20 minutes before the end of the cooking time, then bake for the remainder of the time.

Step 5

Test with a skewer or knife, which should come out clean when cooked, and remove from the oven.

Recipe tips

You could easily make this cake with gluten-free flour, but you may need to add an extra 50ml liquid, depending on the type of flour you choose.
Any dried fruits work well – prunes, apricots, currants or mixed fruit.
Once cooked, you can drizzle with 1 tsp runny honey, if preferred.