Quick and Easy British Fruitcake

Ingredients

• 1.75 cups self-rising flour
• 0.5 cups unsalted butter
• 1.25 cups dried mixed fruit
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice , Optional
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.

2. 2

   Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.

3. 3

   Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.