EASTER CAKE AND MIXED FRUIT FRITTERS

EASTER FRUIT CAKE

Serves 6 Preparation time 1 hour

300 grams plain flour or maida A pinch of salt

250 grams butter 250 grams sugar (powdered)

300 grams mixed dried fruit (chopped into small pieces and soaked in rum for 2 months)

1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind 2 eggs beaten well

½ cup cold milk 1 teaspoon baking powder

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together in a big bowl. Mix in the butter and rub finely with the fingertips to form crumbs. Add the sugar, chopped fruit and orange rind and mix well. Add the milk and eggs and using a fork mix to a semi stiff batter without churning or beating. When evenly mixed pour the mixture into a greased and papered cake tin and bake in a hot oven for 45 minutes or till the cake is cooked inside and brown on the top.


MIXED FRUIT FRITTERS

200 grams refined flour / Maida
100 grams sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 cup chopped mixed fruit such as apple, pineapple, banana etc
½ teaspoon salt
oil for frying

Mix all the ingredients together to a thick smooth batter. Heat oil in a deep pan till smoky. Drop a tablespoon of the batter at a time into the hot oil and fry till golden brown.

Serve plain or with vanilla Icecream