Vodka fruit cake

This cake is soft, moist and really light. It’s an easy bake and is a great way to use up leftover dried fruit. Try making our Christmas pudding vodka and use the left-over vodka-infused fruit for this recipe!

To make the Vodka infused fruit

Follow our recipe for Christmas pudding vodka:

• vodka
• 600g mixed dried fruit
• 150g caster sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 tsp mixed spice
• 2 tsp ground cloves
• 3 tsp ground nutmeg
• star anise
• rind of 3 oranges and 3 lemons
• small square grated fresh ginger

• Simply add all the ingredients to a large bowl, and pour over enough vodka to cover the fruit.
• Stir thoroughly, cover in cling film and leave in the fridge for 3-5 days.
• Remove from the fridge, stir again and pass through a muslin until you’ve removed as much liquid as possible and you’re left with the fruit.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks and star anise.

To make the cake

• 300g unsalted softened butter
• 300g light brown sugar
• 150g plain flour
• 5 large eggs
• 150g flaked almonds

• Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl
• Mix in the eggs and flour
• Add the flaked almonds and vodka infused fruit
• Stir until all ingredients combined
• Add to a parchment-lined baking tin
• Bake on 160°C / Fan: 140°C / 325°F for 2 hours