Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz candied cherries, halved
3.5 oz mixed dried fruit
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
1 2/3 cups self-rising flour
2 None eggs, beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Line base with parchment paper.
Saute candied cherries, dried fruit, sugar and butter, stirring, until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Bring to a boil then remove from heat and let cool slightly. Add flour and eggs and mix until just combined. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 15 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.