All in one fruit cake

J52 that recipe's just like the Elf Cake I used to make years ago

I haven’t made this for years. I am no baker, but this never went wrong, unlike most of my efforts.
A tip is to stir in some marmalade, maybe a level tablespoon, which makes it stay beautifully moist.

Gas mark 3 is 165 degrees and you should reduce by 20 degrees if it’s a fan oven, so you should have cooked it at 140-150 - no wonder it didn’t go well! Also, did you use a small, 6 inch deep-ish tin? If you spread the mix thinner in a bigger tin, it dries out quickly.

What a shame. I expect the oven temp wasn’t for a fan oven. I’ve been caught out like this before. The best way is to keep an eye on it and use the skewer test.

Awful result ,bone dry far too long in the oven I think there was a miss print.of advised cooking time. I only left it in for an hour!
Total waste of time and ingredients.

Thank you ladies

Posted too soon! I have made this many times and vary the fruit and spices.

This book has been my baking bible for many years!

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I have the M&S Home Baking by Elizabeth Pomeroy 1979.
Mixer Fruit Cake

225gm/8oz self raising flour
2 tsp mixed spice
1tsp baking powder
100g/4oz soft brown sugar
175gms/ 6oz dried fruit
100gm/4oz soft marg
2eggs
2tabls water

Sift four,spice,baking powder into bowl.
Mix in sugar and fruit
Add marg. eggs and water.
Beat with mixer until well combined
Put in a 15cm/6ins tin with lined base
Bake in 170oC or gas mark3 oven for about 1 3/4 hrs.

I don't have the M&S recipe, but in case you don't find it, I have a Stork recipe which has been handed down from my mother, which sounds similar (of course you could use butter, not marg). We don't like rich Christmas cake, so most years we would have this cake. Mum has scribbled not to use extra ground almonds as it makes it too oily. I can read the words on preview on my laptop, but let me know if you are interested and can't make it out.