Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Basic fruit cake recipe

Think you cannot bake? That it is really complicated? That the maximum you can do is a "shake a cake" or work with a cake mix? Rubbish! With this easy recipe anyone who can switch on an oven can make a cake. Try it and you'll be surprised how easy it is.

4 eggs
1 cup of oil
1 cup of sugar
2 cups of flour
1 bag of baking powder (or 2 tsp)
1kg of fresh fruits - cut into chunks, halved or however you want to arrange it on the cake.

Preheat oven to medium heat (175°C). Prepare a baking dish - if you use the normal ones, just oil it slightly, add some flour and shake the pan until all sides and the bottom are evenly coated.

Mix all ingredients, except the fruits, together. No need for a mixer, a fork does the job just as well. Add to the prepared baking dish. Top with your fruits. Bake for about 30 to 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let it sit for 5 minutes, turn it out onto a cooling rack and let it cool completely. I often use disposable baking dishes, so I leave the cake in the pan.

Tip: you can use canned fruits, dried fruits or even leaving out the fruits all together adding just chocolate chips to the mixture. Want a chocolate cake? Add 2 tablespoons of cacao powder to the mixture.

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