A simple fruit cake using just four ingredients, no butter, eggs or milk! This is an oldie but a goodie, I hope you enjoy this recipe for 4 Ingredient Fruit Cake
A lovely follower on Facebook has passed this recipe onto me. Helen’s Mum used to make this many years ago and she thought it would be a great cake to share for people who are on limited supplies at any time or just like the classics.
I know so many of us like recipes with only a few ingredients, this is such a neat technique. There are several versions of this one available, but this is the most basic I have seen!
The secret is soaking the dried fruit in tea! Yes tea! Called a tea cake or loaf in many countries, this is the basic version, although I have seen a version with just three ingredients omitting the sugar, or where people use other liquids such as iced coffee, orange juice etc. I have also seen versions that add egg, spices, vanilla and more but I love this basic idea.
So this is a recipe that is dairy free, egg free and fat free! How often do I say that on this page! It is lovely and simple to make, the longest part is allowing the dried fruit to steep in the tea – you can do this for a few hours or even overnight.
Then it is just a matter of combining the wet and dry ingredients, and baking in a loaf tin or small cake tin. So easy! I have used raisins today as I have an abundance of them, you could use sultanas, apricots, cranberries, blueberries and more! Any dried fruit that appeals.
I have a divine fruit cake that we make at Christmas time, again very simple but perhaps a lot more indulgent, you can be sure to check that one out here
If you like the idea of few ingredient baking then check out these other quick simple recipes
Easy 3 Ingredient Scones
3 Ingredient Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse
2 Ingredient Mini Pizzas
2 Ingredient Scrolls
3 Ingredient Macaroons
3 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
Also a tip for the wise, when you need to cook this for just one more minute, set the timer. Don’t do what I did and forget about it for ten more minutes. So please enjoy my rather well cooked loaf! This is testament to how good it is – even overcooked it tastes wonderful!!
So onto the recipe, I hope you enjoy this one, an easy recipe to have on hand, my 4 Ingredient Fruit Cake
Yield: 10
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
An easy 4 Ingredient Fruit Cake, using tea to soak the dried fruit, fat free, dairy free and egg free!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Strong Black Tea, Hot, 250 mls
- 1 Cup Sultanas, 130 grams
- 1/2 Cup Sugar, 120 grams
- 2 Cups Self Raising Flour, 270 grams
Instructions
- This first step needs is to soak the dried fruit, this can be done over two hours to overnight
- Boil water in the kettle, add a tea bag to 250mls of boiled water in a mug and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bag
- In a small bowl add the dried fruit, sugar and boiling cup of tea and allow to soak for at least two hours until cold, or even over night
- Preheat the Oven to 180 C Bake
- Prepare a loaf tray, mine is 21cm by 11cm, line the base with baking paper and grease or spray the sides and base with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl add the self raising flour, pour in the dried fruit mixture.
- Stir with a large wooden spoon, this is a very thick mixture
- Spoon this into the prepared loaf tin and spread evenly
- Bake for 30 minutes and check with a knife, it should come out clean with no batter
- Cook for a further 5 minutes at a time until done
- Remove from the oven
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack to completely cool
- Slice and serve, warm or cold
- Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
So you can see just how easy this recipe is. Delicious with some butter, and maybe a little jam. I cannot wait to hear what you think of this, if you make it comment below.
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Happy Baking!
Anna
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