In the movie Steel Magnolias, Parton plays the character Truvy Jones, and she shares a simple recipe for a fruit cocktail cake (like cobbler!) that sounds almost too good to be true. Also known as ...
When it comes to fruit cakes there are plenty of ingredients you can work with to bake the ultimate dessert. A hot oven is required to bake the cake evenly so preheat it to 160C. Now prepare your ...
When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.
Add the dried fruit and orange zest. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Leave to cool a little, then beat in the eggs and fold in the dry ingredients. Scrape into the prepared cake tin ...
Well, I am really invoking autumn properly with this recipe. I love to always have a fruit cake in the press for unexpected visitors, so this recipe is a stable in my house! Recipe x8oz/225g ...