Fruity Fruit Cake

I just brought a new mixer last night so I decide to give it a first try by making an easy to bake fruit cake!  My hubby gave me just 89 marks...hmm...he's very stingy ha ha....89 marks but he ate a few pieces at one go!!!!

Well, you can try making and judge how's the taste!

Ingredients (makes a 9 inches square cake):

Part A
250g Hard Butter (Direct from fridge and cut into few pieces for easy beating)
150g Sugar
5 Egg Yolks
250g Plain Flour             } Sieve together
1 tsp Baking Powder       }
250g Mixed Dried Fruits (optional to soak with 50ml hard liquor or rum for 1 to 2 days)
1 tbsp Rum (add this if you didn't soak dried fruits with liquor or rum ahead of time)

Part B
5 Egg Whites
50g Sugar
1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar

• Preheat oven to 160 degree.  Grease and line a 9 inches square or round baking tin with paper.
• Cream Part A - butter and sugar together with slow speed first for 1 minute then turn to medium speed (speed 3 for Kenwood mixer) and cream for 15 minutes or until fluffy.
• Turn speed to slow and add in egg yolks (and rum) and mix well for another 2 to 3 minutes with medium speed.
• Add mixed dried fruits into the sieved flours (to separate them so that they don't stick in a lump)
• Add in the flour cum dried fruits into mixer and cream with slow speed till well mixed (don't over mix).  Remove and transfer it into a big mixing bowl. 

• Wash mixer bowl clean and dry it.  Pour in Part B (egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar) and use egg whisk and whisked at maximum speed until stiff.
• Add egg white mixture into butter mixture and mix well until all is well combine (with hand whisk).

• Pour batter into baking tin and bang it before bake.
• Bake cake for 50 minutes to 1 hour.  (test with knife in center to make sure it's clean means it's fully baked).  Should you find the top colour is already quite brown before timing, cover with a greased paper or aluminum foil so that the top won't be burnt!

Enjoy your baking!!