Giggle Cake

Thought I would share a family favourite with you it is an easy fruit cake recipe with a difference

Giggle Cake

350g mixed dried fruit
125g butter or margarine
175g soft brown sugar
225g s/r flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 eggs beaten
225g can pineapple pieces drained
125g glace cherries halved
put the dried fruit into a large mixing bowl and cover with boiling water
leave to soak for 10-15 mins then drain well

Melt the butter or margarine and sugar gently in a saucepan
add the drained fruit and simmer gently for 5mins stirring frequently
set aside to cool
sift flour, baking powder and salt into dried fruit and stir well add eggs and thoroughly mix add pineapple and cherries
put into a greased loaf tin and bake at 180C for approx 1 hour

hope you will enjoy

 

I am doing wonders with my cider cake at the moment, but no doubt i will have to try this one as well !

By the way...can anybody tell me why in some cakes one have to use baking powder and, in others, bicarbonate of soda?

 

I made it this morning Miraflores and it is excellent. I couldn't wait until afternoon coffee and have already had a "taster" - mmmhhhh!!

We had it for the first time when we visited Cuz Davris and Mr D in April and both Hubby and I just loved it. In fact, Davris had to make a second one while we were there, and we were only there for 6 days including to-ing and fro-ing.

 

Miraflores - I have just checked out your question as I didn't know either. Wikipedia gives the answer -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder


and for baking soda (see under the Applications bit) -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate

 

Why is it called giggle cake ,dont have all the ingred but when I do must give it a try.

 

I don't know Scotkat, you'll have to ask my Cuz.