Quick and Easy British Fruitcake

A quick and easy fruit cake for tea time that tastes best fresh out of the oven. You can use any mixed dried fruit you like, including cherries. [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.co.uk]

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 348 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
• 1 ¼ cups dried mixed fruit
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.

Step 2

Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.

Step 3

Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.