Recipe: Fruit Cake

Fruit cake = Delicious, nutrient- dense and an ideal option for fuelling long rides (unless you're FODMAP sensitive).

Note: This recipe is super simple, but cannot be made last minute as you do need to allow some time for the fruit to be soaked in the chocolate milk before it can be baked. It's worth the wait!  

Ingredients

• 700 mL chocolate milk (or your milk of choice)
• 1 kg dried fruit
• 2 cups self-raising flour

Method

1. ​In a large bowl, add the dried fruit and then pour the chocolate milk over the dried fruit.
2. Soak the dried fruit in the chocolate milk in the fridge overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 150°C (fan-forced).
4. Line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper. Spray with some cooking spray and set aside.
5. Take the large bowl of chocolate milk- soaked dried fruit from the fridge. Sift the self-raising flour over the soaked fruit one cup at a time and stir well after each addition. 
6. Pour mixture into prepared cake tin.
7. Bake for 90 minutes (or until cooked through) then remove from the oven.
8. Leave in the cake tin until cooled before placing the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Cut into portions and enjoy :)