Anyone got a good fruit cake recipe?

I am looking for a reliable/nice fruit cake recipe if anyone can help? I'm not looking for one of the really rich ones that you would use for a wedding cake or Christmas cake, but more a general fruit cake that isn't too dry?

 

We find that this is an extremely popular and easy to make cake (usually sell it on Open Day as a gluten free option). You can find lots of versions of it on the net.

Molly Cake

This wonderfully moist and fruity cake contains no refined sugar or fat. It's also free of eggs and dairy products, which means it's suitable for vegans, or anyone who's trying to cut down a little in the New Year.

Preparation time:

15 minutes

Cooking time:

50 minutes, plus cooling

Total time:

1 hour, 5 minutes, plus cooling

Serves:

8 - 10

Ingredients

• 250g stoned dates, roughly chopped
• 300ml water
• 85g plain flour (I use gluten free)
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground mixed spice
• 85g wholemeal flour (I use gluten free)
• 500g bag dried, mixed fruit
• 50g ground almonds
• 80ml orange juice

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment.
2. Put the dates and water in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
3. Sieve the plain flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl. Add the wholemeal flour, mixed fruit and ground almonds and stir to combine. Stir in the wet date mixture and the orange juice. Mix well.
4. Spoon into the loaf tin.
5. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
6. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool.

 

Fruitcake! :rasp:

 

Thank you - recipes copied, and will all be tried in due course; the gluten free one is a particularly good idea for the next time we have family over as sister in law is gluten intolerant (unlike me who is just plain bloody intolerant )