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![]() When there are only two of us at home I often cut them in half and freeze three halves. I do usually make two at a time and freeze one. If your cakes turn out dry, check out my article Why Is My Cake Dry? for some of the most common reasons and the solutions. Unfortunately what the thermostat says may not be accurate! ![]() Yes it is, BUT cakes can turn out dry for a number of reasons, mostly to do with the bake time and temperature. It only takes a minute but then you won't chop it up. Whatever you use, make sure you stir the fruit in by hand. You can use any machine to mix the batter (as the professionals call the cake mix without the fruit). To make this fruit cake easy, I use the all-in-one method. If you don't have any jam, you could use marmalade or honey - or even golden syrup (but not too much or the cake will be very sweet). The jam was too stiff and treacly tasting to use as it was, so I added it to a fruit cake and liked it. I started putting jam in when I was given a couple of jars that had been slightly overcooked. My special ingredient in this Everyday Fruit Cake is a spoonful of jam - any flavour. The only thing you have to remember is to keep the total weight to 400g (14oz). The beauty of this cake is that you can use whatever dried fruit you have, add nuts and cherries - anything you like or have. In fact, now I'm wondering whether to take two. ![]() We're off to the coast in a couple of weeks and the sea air, combined with lots of walks, always makes me hungry. ![]() It's the ideal cake with a cup of tea when you've been out for the day. I often make an Everyday Fruit Cake to take with us when we go on holiday because it travels well and keeps for a week. ![]()
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