Dad'S Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces flour
4 4 ounces shortening or 4 ounces butter
4 ounces soft brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
2 cups dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants, candied dried peel,......)

Preparation

Put everything*except* the milk and the fruit in a food mixer and mix well for about 5 minutes- the mixture will be quite stiff.
Add milk and mix well.
Mix in fruit by hand.
It's normally easier to add the fruit a little bit at a time.
Bake in the top of a preheated oven at gas mark 4, 180 degC, 350 degF for about 1 1/4 hours.
Check after 1 hour- if a knife poked into the cake comes out clean, the cake is fully cooked.