Low sugar fruit cake
Recipe courtesy of Gill Orde in Catering at Mellerstain

Makes 20 slices 

Ingredients

260g mixed dried fruit

150g currants

550ml Earl Grey or Lady Grey tea

1 tablespoon treacle

1 egg, lightly beaten

20g sugar

280g self-raising flour

1 teaspoon mixed spice

Method

• Place dried fruit in a large bowl, pour over the tea and stir in the treacle.
• Cover and allow to soak overnight.
• Stir beaten egg into fruit mixture followed by the sugar, then the sifted flour and spice.
• Spoon into a lined 13 x 22 cm loaf tin and bake at 160C/gas mark 3 for 60 to 75 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

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