tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post8981539877947869947..comments2024-03-25T09:57:45.669+00:00Comments on A SLICE OF CAKE: LIGHT FRUIT CAKE or a tale of two fruit cakes #1.Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-74329141235116988552021-01-29T16:12:27.581+00:002021-01-29T16:12:27.581+00:00I believe that the advantage of using caster sugar...I believe that the advantage of using caster sugar is that it dissolves more easily and makes for a more even texture. I suspect that the reason for the open and crumbly texture is more to do with the proportion of the ingredients than the type of sugar.<br />I wish I knew a foolproof method of preventing fruit from sinking myself! Some do and some don't depending on the recipe I think.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-46468666941322435152021-01-29T13:29:55.048+00:002021-01-29T13:29:55.048+00:00My Mum used to make a light fruit cake which had a...My Mum used to make a light fruit cake which had a lovely open texture and was quite crumbly and soft. Does using granulated sugar rather than castor get this effect? Also, my fruit all sinks to the bottom. What can I do?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236300806054420680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-7242374089646498182019-01-19T16:32:16.196+00:002019-01-19T16:32:16.196+00:00Jo, cakes do go in and out of fashion, the current...Jo, cakes do go in and out of fashion, the current trend being for cakes slathered in lots of icing, covered in fruit, veg or leaves and with chocolate dribbling down the sides I think!<br />I looked at the Mary Berry recipe that you mentioned, might try that next time, now that my taste for fruit cake has been rekindled!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-34826256859941281492019-01-12T23:27:35.214+00:002019-01-12T23:27:35.214+00:00Very belated birthday to your Dad! He certainly do...Very belated birthday to your Dad! He certainly doesn't look 90! What a super choice of cake too. It's a shame fruit cakes aren't more popular (I guess they're not the most fashionable of bakes at the mo) as they're so comforting and full of flavour. I especially love ones topped with flaked almonds. <br /><br />Another good Mary Berry fruit cake recipe I've baked a few times is her Victorian Christmas cake. It's in her "Baking Bible" book if you fancy looking it up :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922950133889230965noreply@blogger.com