On Thursday, I decided to make an Apple Cake, and a Fruit Cake. So far , so good. While the cooked dried fruit mixture was cooling, I made the Apple Cake, which went according to plan. So while it was in the oven, I finished preparing the Fruit Cake. The recipe said, pour the batter into the tin, well mine needed scraping out of the mixing bowl. Now, I have made this cake before and it usually is fine. It came out of the oven, looked like a cake, smelt like a cake, so what have I done? Then I realised, the recipe calls for just 4ozs each of self raising flour and plain flour. I have added 8 ozs of each? . I haven't dared cut into it yet, and I may need a hoard of hungry boys, who will eat anything. At least it will be a rib-sticker. The Apple Cake was fine, and is nearly all gone.
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If you don't own up to your mistake I am sure the fruit cake will be eaten too! If dry you could always serve it like a fruit loaf spread with butter.
Feeling hungry now!
Auntieflo I expect it will be fine but if it is a little dry then you could serve it as a pudding, slightly warmed and topped with ice cream or custard. I know certain 'boys' who would do anything for that kind of pudding! 
Another option to moisten it is to sprinkle fruit juice over it and allow time for it to be absorbed. Not that I've ever done that, of course! 
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