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Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Knock Knock!

I saw this recipe for 'Knock-up Fruit Cake' on Meandering Through My Cookbook, a blog by Hopeeternal.  It sounded like my kind of recipe i.e. basic recipe plus whatever happens to be in your cupboard, which for anyone who has read my blog for a while will know is pretty much how I cook!

The recipe was easy to follow and created a similar result to the picture on the blog, but I have to say that it did not keep particularly well.  I'm not sure if I overbaked it, although it was not burnt, but it seemed a little bit dry for my taste.  I may try again but think I prefer a boiled fruit cake with tons of fruit and really moist.  It's just a matter of taste.  I used dried cranberries, raisins and chopped dates for my fruit, I also used butter rather than margerine and I have to say that the cake part did have a lovely taste.

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posted by Janice @ 20:12

9 Comments:

At 24 March 2010 at 21:14 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting to see your comment on my cake, Janice. I find it keeps fairly well, unless the family have got there first and have eaten it all up! There have been occasions when I have left it in the oven a bit too long and it has been slightly dry so perhaps you are right. I will add a note about not leaving it in the oven too long. Think it is probably a question of experimenting with times - and of course every oven is a bit different too. Did you use the full amount of fruit as that keeps it moist as well.

Your cake does look good, though!

h/e

 
At 24 March 2010 at 21:40 , Blogger Chele said...

I agree, your cake looks really nice. I like the sound of using whatever is in the cupboard too ;0)

 
At 24 March 2010 at 22:15 , Blogger Mary Bergfeld said...

Janice, this is just chock full of goodies. It looks good and I'm sure it tastes as good as it looks.

 
At 25 March 2010 at 00:51 , Blogger chow and chatter said...

looks really good, your have been making some great food Janice

 
At 25 March 2010 at 07:36 , Blogger Marie Rayner said...

That cake looks verygood and chock full of fruit! I may give it a try when we arrive at Chester, but I will try not to overbake it.

 
At 25 March 2010 at 21:36 , Blogger Unknown said...

I bet this would be so amazing with a cup of tea. Just the kind of treat I like when I am trying to unwind.
*kisses* HH
p.s. stop by my blog and enter my giveaway for £50 worth of Amazon vouchers!

 
At 25 March 2010 at 22:46 , Blogger Reeni said...

I love everything in this cake! It's loaded with goodness!

 
At 27 March 2010 at 14:01 , Blogger Anne said...

Definately my kind of baking too - is good to use up whats lurking in the cupboards! Looks delicious too :)

 
At 30 March 2010 at 10:02 , Blogger Padhu Sankar said...

Cake looks superb! First time here.Do drop by http://padhuskitchen.blogspot.com/
when time permits

 

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