Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 1 cup plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 125 g unsalted butter
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp treacle
- 3 eggs
- 300 g dried mixed fruits mixed fruit and glace cherries
- 100 g glace cherries
FOR THE ROYAL ICING
- 2 cups icing sugar 260g
- 2 tbsp water
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp meringue powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and spices. Set aside.
- Beat together butter, sugar and treacle until fluffy.
- Add eggs and beat until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients and beat to just combine.
- Mix in dried fruit and glace cherries with a spatula.
- Remove kneading/mixing hook. Line base of bread pan with baking paper.
- Select menu 26, then select 55 minutes.
- Test with toothpick. Sticky crumbs are ok, but bake another 5 minutes if batter is still wet.
- For the icing, mix everything together in a bowl until quite thick but smooths out after 10-15 seconds. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.