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Friday, February 18, 2011

FRUIT SLICES

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At times fruit cake may taste awful especially the mass produced ones but a homemade version can be truly delicious. Generally fruit cake contains a mixture of fruit and nut. If there are certain fruits you don't like, you can always include more or another, some of your favorites.

This recipe makes  quite a moist cake which is not as heavy as a traditional fruit cake. The best part, it is incredibly easy to prepare. Besides sultana and dates, it can easily replaced with chocolate chips, dried apricot, cranberries, dried pineapple or even dried papaya. Feel free to pick and mix to create a cake that's perfect for your family.

FRUIT SLICES
Yield    One 7 in loaf

1 C self raising flour
1/2 C brown sugar
3/4 C hot milk
100g butter
3/4 C dates
3/4 C sultana
flaked almond
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD

*   Soften dates and butter in hot milk. Allow to cool. Preheat oven @ 170 C and grease 7in pan.

*   In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and sultana. Pour in dates mixture and vanilla  into the dry ingredients. Mix well, pour into prepared pan.

*   Sprinkle almond over the top and gently press into the surface.

*   Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

*   Cool on pan 10 minutes, transfer on rack to cool.

*   Slice to serve.



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42 comments:

  1. Binys RecipesFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    wow it looks yummy

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  2. KurinjiFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Yummy....
    kurinjikathambam

    Event: Healthy Recipe Hunt

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  3. Madhura ManojFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Yum yum fruit slices.
    http://www.easycookingforamateurs.com/

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  4. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)February 18, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Wow! Looks fantastic! so soft & moist!

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  5. Indian KhanaFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Looks yummy ..I love all your baked goodies ...should meet you soon ;) and you are anytime welcome for tamarind rice :)

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  6. Jeyashris KitchenFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    delicious and nice one

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  7. Nandita SSFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Wow!!!Lovely cake :)

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  8. Hamaree RasoiFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Slices look so yummy. You are a Master in baking!

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. RajiFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    The fruit cake is looking delish and healthy too with the addition of nuts.

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  10. Nammaruchi.blogspt.comFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Healthy and tasty slice...yummy!

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  11. RoxanFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    This cake looks delicious! I have never heard of sultana before though, I'll have to look that up.

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  12. PeggyFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    These fruit cake slices look so delicious!

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  13. LeeFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Hi, I have always loved fruit cakes, and often friends who don't appreciate these will pass to me.
    I eat with ice cream.
    And yours really look good too.
    Have a pleasant weekend, best regards, Lee.

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  14. Suja ManojFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Soft and delicious fruit slices,looks so yummy.

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  15. UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    wow, love your fruit cake slices and pizza rolls (in previous post) both.

    Now, about honeycomb structure in Ghevar of mine, it just comes automatically, when you follow all the steps of the recipe. No need to do any extra efforts for that :)

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  16. ChaitanyaFebruary 19, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    very soft fluffy and yummy ....
    www.rajafood.blogspot.com

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  17. UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    perghh yummy!...tapau sepotong kak..:)

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  18. SwathiFebruary 19, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    Fruit cake slices looks awesome. Love it.

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  19. divyaFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    looks fantastic. Superb!!! :)

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  20. UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Love the texture, looks so super nice

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  21. PadmaFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Delicious fruit slice. Love this.

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  22. Amritha KalyaniFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    yummy... love fruit slices. its my fav from childhood days.. your slices looks perfect... love it..

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  23. MélangeFebruary 19, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Thats a superb recipe to try.Especially for kids.simple and awesome.Thanks dear.

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  24. cocoa and coconut February 19, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    I love the ingredients you've used within this recipe! Dates and dried fruit in general are my favourite things to eat and snack on. Looks really great..

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  25. Kim - Liv LifeFebruary 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    I also have not used sultana... need to check that out. Nicely done!

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  26. Medeja- CranberryJamFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Recipe is simple and nice :) I like such fruitcakes, they taste so good with tea.. :)

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  27. Sushma MallyaFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    It looks perfect looks yummy:)

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  28. UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Looks delicious and healthy! Great job!!

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  29. Jill ColonnaFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    You are too right: there is nothing to beat homemade. Bet they tasted incredible!

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  30. ♥ Willa @ Postage Journal♥February 20, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    This one looks perfect for snack time!
    Thanks for joining!

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  31. sharadaFebruary 20, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    wow...such a moist tasty fruit cake!

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  32. KrithisKitchenFebruary 20, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Wow... looks so yummy...
    Love the color...

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

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  33. NithuFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Truly delicious recipe.

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  34. Trying To Be Muslim..February 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Hi T&T....fruity slices.....mmmm cannot resist!!!

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  35. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    My husband would think his ship had come in if I baked him that! He loves fruit cake. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    CJ xx

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  36. KarenFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    So glad I found you through the bloghop-- Loving this blog. Hoping you'll stop by and follow me back.

    www.victoria-nouveau.blogspot.com

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  37. Sensible VegetarianFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    This looks so delicious, nice one.

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  38. My Boss is TeethingFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    These look great!

    Found you through a blog hop - following you now!

    http://mybossisteething.com

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  39. aipiFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Whoo..that looks so moist n delish. You are a super baker!

    US Masala

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  40. CatlinaFlyFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    sy bwk plastik nak tapau ni..ade lagi ke kak?hehehe

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  41. KarishmaFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Good one, looks really delicious. A great way to include fruits for kids!

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  42. MiniBinoyFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    looks very delicious!

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