Dried Fruit Spoon Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1 cup dark raisin
• 1 cup dried plum, cut into halves
• 1 cup dried apricot, cut into halves
• 1 cup dried pears, cut into quarters
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2 cups hot water
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk, cold

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f, & grease a 9" square baking dish.
• 2 place all the fruits, plus the water, sugar, lemon juice & allspice in a medium saucepan.
• 3 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium & cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat, cover & set aside.
• 5 for the pastry, cream together by hand, the sugar & soft butter.
• 6 in another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder & salt, then add this mixture, alternately with the cold milk, to the butter mixture.
• 7 spread the batter in the greased baking dish & spoon the hot fruit & its liquid over the batter.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes or until the cake tests done.