Prep Time::10 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr
Total Time:: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings::8
Yield::1 6-inch cake
Ingredients
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1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
½ cup unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups dried mixed fruit
½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon mixed spice (Optional)
5 tablespoons milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, or as needed
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.
Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.
Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Cook’s Note
Use any spice mixture you prefer. You can also use a 2-pound loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
To make this ahead, I mix the flour, sugar, and butter in my mixer with the blade attachment until I get to the breadcrumb stage, then I freeze it. When I'm ready to bake it, I just remove it from the freezer, add the rest of the ingredients, and bake.
If you double or triple the flour, sugar, and butter to put in the freezer, just weigh out 1 pound for each cake you want to make. Add the remaining ingredients listed above and bake. Save the rest of the frozen mixture for another time.