A vegan version of an absolute cake classic - your granny will love it!
Ingredients
- 3 oz (85g) margarine
- 0.5 lb (225g) plain flour
- 4 oz (112g) currants
- 4 oz (112g) raisins
- 2 oz (57g) cherries, halved
- 2 oz (57g) whole, blanched almonds
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 4 oz (112g) soft brown sugar
- 1/4 pint (5 fl oz / 150ml) soya milk, warmed
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 tbsp malt vinegar
Method
- Preheat oven to 160C/325F/gas mark 3.
- Rub together the margarine and flour. Stir in the currants, raisins, cherries, almonds, mixed spice and soft brown sugar.
- Put the warm milk in a large bowl and sprinkle on the bicarbonate of soda, then add the malt vinegar. Beat all the ingredients together quickly.
- Place in an 8 inch round cake tin, greased & lined. Bake in the pre-heated oven for approximately 2 1/2 hours.
