📋 Easy Fruit Loaf Cake
This easy fruit loaf cake is stuffed with sweet and fruity goodness. It's a mouth-watering cake that's perfect for entertaining.
Servings 15 slices
Calories 201kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 200 g plain flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 100 g light brown soft sugar
- 150 g unsalted butter or margarine softened and cut into cubes.
- 3 large eggs beaten.
- 250 g dried mixed fruit.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C and grease and line a 20cm x 12.5cm / 8” x 5” loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
- Sift all the dry ingredients the flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl.
- Add the butter and gradually fold in the beaten eggs to form a wet but smooth consistency. If not smooth add a little milk.
- Add in the dried fruit and combine into the cake batter.
- Spoon the cake batter into the prepared loaf tin and place in the oven to bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Once the cake has risen and surface has browned, check the inside is cooked by inserting a wooden skewer into the centre of the cake, which should come out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly in the tin before removing cake and transferring to a wire baking rack.
- Cut into 15 slices and serve with a cup of tea.
Notes
You can also use a free-standing mixer or handheld mixer to mix all of the ingredients together.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 299IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg