Ingredients:
(Imperial/Metric)
4oz/125g Margarine(at room temperature)
4oz/125g Shamrock Caster Sugar
2 Eggs Large
8oz/225g Shamrock Self Raising Flour & 1 level teaspoon mixed spice mixed together
1oz/25g Cherries & 10oz/275g Shamrock mixed dried fruit, 5 tablespoons Milk
Decoration:
8 Walnut Halves or 8 whole Almonds (skinned),
3 Cherries cut in half
Oven Temp:
Preheat to Gas Mark 3, Elec 325 F, 160 C. Shelf: Middle
Size of Tin:
2LB/900g loaf Tin
All-In-One-Method
1. Brush the tin with Melted margarine and place a strip or a circle of greaseproof paper on the bottom
2. Place all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until well mixed (2-3 minutes)
3. Place the mixture in the prepared tin and smooth the top
4. Arrange the walnut halves or whole almonds and the half Cherries on the top.
5. Bake in the pre-heated oven on the middle shelf for 1 ½ - 1 ¾ hours.
6. Test (see below) and remove from the oven when baked.
7. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out, remove the paper and cool on a wire tray. Store in an airtight tin.
To Test the Shamrock Harvest Fruit Loaf
Press the top of the Cake lightly with the fingers- it should feel firm.
Thrust a clean, warm skewer into the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean, with no uncooked mixture clinging to it, the cake is ready.
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