Ingredients
| 25g / 1 oz |
FAIRTRADE Chopped Dried Mango |
| 25g / 1 oz |
Fair Trade Chopped Dried Pineapple |
| 110g / 4 oz |
Fair Trade Chopped Dried Bananas |
| 85g / 3 oz |
Fair Trade Chopped Dried Apricots |
| 90ml / 6 tbsp |
FAIRTRADE Rum |
| 90ml / 6 tbsp |
FAIRTRADE Orange Juice |
| 175 gm |
FAIRTRADE Dates |
| 85g / 3oz |
FAIRTRADE Raisins |
| 110g / 4 oz |
FAIRTRADE Sultanas |
| 250 gm / 10 oz |
Margarine |
| 250 ml / 1/2 pint |
water |
| 1 Large tin (800 gm) |
condensed milk |
| 250 gm / 10oz |
wholemeal flour |
| 3/4 tsp |
Bicarbonate of Soda |
| 5ml / 1 tsp |
FAIRTRADE Marmalade |
| 2ml / 1/4 tsp |
FAIRTRADE Nutmegs |
| 2.5ml / 1/2 tsp |
Fair Trade mixed spice |
| FAIRTRADE |
Sources
Dried Apricots
Dried Mango
Dried Pineapple
Rum
Raisins
Sultanas
Fruit Juice
Honey
Marmalade
Herbs and Spices
|
|
Method
Night before
Soak the chopped Mango, Pineapple, Banana and Apricots fruits in the rum and orange juice overnight.
Baking day
Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 3.
Chop the dates into raisin sized pieces.
Place the remaining dried fruits (dates, raisins, sultanas), margarine, water and condensed milk in a large saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring frequently.
Simmer for 3 minutes stirring occasionally. Pour the mixture in a large bowl and leave to cool for 30 minutes stirring frequently to begin with to avoid a skin forming.
Meanwhile. If the flour looks at all lumpy, pass through a sieve.
Mix the bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg, mixed spice into the flour turning well.
Then progressively stir the rummy exotic fruit mixture and marmalade into the flour mixture making sure it all gets well coated with flour.
Once the fruity margarine has cooled, stir the floury exotic fruit one (big) spoon at a time into the fruity margarine giving each one a stir.
Turn the mixture into a lined and greased 8 inch (20 cm) cake tin. It should be fairly thick but still a bit runny.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. (Our oven takes 3 1/2 hours, but it runs cooler than most other ovens.
Place a double square of grease proof paper on top of the cake after 1 1/2 hours if it looks a bit dark on top.
Once baked, remove from the oven and let the cake cool for 5 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire cooling rack.
Decorate with nuts glazed with warm (FAIRTRADE) honey if desired.
To serve
Decorate for the season or for the occasion.
|
