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

Nutrition 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.