Thursday, 18 June 2020

Uncle Ted's recipes #13: Fruit & rum fudge cake



Considering that people have been asked to keep going out to the shops to a minimum during the lockdown I made this easy and minimal cake recipe so that people can have something nice to snack on with a cup of tea during these trying times.

Ingredients (makes 8 portions):
500g mix dried fruit
200-350g clear honey
15ml white rum
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
6 eggs
250g rice flour
250g self-raising flour
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon (optional)
100-200 diced fudge

Method/cooking process:


  1. Pre-heat the oven to 210C double-sided
  2. Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl and then stir together before making a well in the middle
  3. Beat the eggs in a jug or large mug before pouring into the centre of the well in the flour mix and folding into the mix until it is largely or entirely mixed in
  4. Add in the rum and honey and mix normally until it is all mixed in and if it ends up being too liquidly then add in a few more tablespoons of rice flour and fold it in
  5. Mix in the fudge and fruit before placing into a deep oven tray that has been lined with greaseproof paper
  6. Place into the oven for 27 minutes while double checking at the 20-25 minute mark to make sure the cake isn't burning
  7. Remove from the oven once the cake is finished cooking and remove from the pan before folding the paper down on the sides and letting cool for 2 hours
  8. Cut up into eighths and serve with a cup of cinnamon tea or hot chocolate