Pound Cake

 As I mentioned in my last post, we have just got back from a short holiday. Our friends very kindly had us to stay, which we really appreciate. It's no small ask to have 6 of us!
I felt that the least I could do was to take some cake up with us, so I made this pound cake, mainly with the adults in mind, and also a chocolate cake for the kids - although the adults all ate it too!
This cake was very tasty, although as you can see from the picture, the fruit sank to the bottom.
Having just looked up the "baking tips" section of the Baking Bible, Mary says that "if fruit sinks to the bottom of the cake, it means that either the mixture was too runny to support the fruit, the fruit was too wet, or the wrong fat was used". I am not actually sure which one of these was the cause of my sinking fruit. I can't really remember, having baked it a week ago. Besides, it still tasted very nice, and managed to score 8.5!
My favourite fruit cake is still the quick boiled one.