I had bought it to make Bara Brith, which, before this year was one of my favourite loaves to make, however having been busy only making Mary's recipes, I had not used it. Mary tends to put the raisins, currants and sultanas down as separate weights, rather than using "mixed fruit".
I didn't want the fruit to go to waste, so I decided to make this, and hope that it didn't matter that there was a bit of chopped peel in the mix as well.
I confess that I made a bit of a mistake when I made this. I left the fruit to soak in tea overnight, which was part of the instructions, the only problem was that I put the sugar in with it as well, as that was what I always did when making bara brith. As a result of this, when it said "mix the sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy", I was a bit stuck! I decided to just mix it all in together and hope for the best.
As you can see, it turned out ok. I haven't tasted it yet as I am keeping it as an alternative for Tom's cake - just in case the "gateau saint honore" is not up to much!! Will update with a score later.
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