Fruit Slices
Published in Cakes
Ingredients:
- 250 g butter/margarine
- 2¼ cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp salt
- 180 g sugar
- 2 cups mixed dried fruit
- 2 x-large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Preparation:
- Sift together the dry ingredients. Rub in the butter/margarine.
- Add the sugar, dried fruit, nuts (if using) and eggs. Combine to a firm dough.
- Place in a base-lined large square baking pan, and bake at 180° C until golden – about 30 – 40 minutes.
- Mix 150 g sifted icing sugar with a little hot water to make icing, and spread over the hot cake.
- Cool slightly, then cut into squares and leave to cool completely in the baking pan.
Make about 30 – 36 squares.
Primary Ingredients: baking powder, flour, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, mixed dries fruit, mixed nuts, mixed spice