Ingredients

  • 250 grams flour, self-rising self raising
  • 100 grams butter
  • 75 grams brown sugar, dark
  • 150 grams mixed dried fruit
  • 1 tablespoon molasses black
  • 1 each eggs
  • 1 teaspoon ginger ground
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 200 ml milk

Method

  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the egg and stir in the treacle.
  • Sift the flour, ginger, spice and salt together and stir into the creamed mixture.
  • Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk and stir into the cake mixture.
  • Add the fruit and mix well.
  • Turn into a 20cm (8 inch) round cake tin lined with greased greaseproof paper and bake in a moderate oven (170C, 325F, gas mark 3) for 1 hour or until cooked.