MIXED FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cups sugar
2 cups curds at room temperature
1 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla essence
6 tbs mixed fruit , mix with 2 tsp of flour

Method:
Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C for 10 minutes.
Grease and flour an 8 inch baking pan.

Cream sugar and curds, until the sugar is completely dissolved
Add in the baking powder and baking soda and combine well.
Leave aside for about 4 minutes. Bubbles will appear.

Now add in the oil and essence and combine well.
Now slowly add in the flour little by little.
Blend well with the curd mixture.

Lastly add in the mixed fruits.
Now pour the batter into the greased pan.
Bake in the preheated oven at 2oo degrees C for about 10 minutes.
Then reduce the temperature to 175 degrees C.
Bake for about 30 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into
the cake comes out clean.

Cool the cake for about 20 minutes and then overturn onto a plate.