Cream Cheese Butter Fruitcake

Made these from my leftover 250g of cream cheese. I halved the recipe to fit in a 16x7cm mini loaf pan. My mum said it was too sweet so reduce the sugar if you dont have a sweet tooth. =) This one is a moist cake, reducing sugar will affect the texture and moisture due to hygroscopicity of sugar.



Ingredients:

125 gm. Butter
125 gm. cream cheese
185 castor sugar
3 eggs (size B)
200 gm. Cake flour ) sifted together
1 tsp. baking powder )

150 gm. Mixed fruits - soaked overnight with 2 Tbsp. Rum/brandy/Kirsch
50 gm. Chopped walnuts
5 nos. green Cherries - diced

Method:

(1) Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together till creamy.
(2) Add in eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition to prevent curdling.
(3) Mix 2 Tbsp. of the sifted flour with the mixed fruits to prevent the fruits from sinking.
(4) Fold in sifted flour and then add in the mixed fruits, green cherries and walnuts.
(5) Pour mixture into a 7" square tin and bake in preheated oven at 175C for about 45 mins. or until cooked.
(6) Remove from oven and leave to cool on the wire rack.

Recipe from:
http://auntyyochana.blogspot.com/2006/10/cream-cheese-mixed-fruit-butter-cake.html