Mixed Fruit Butter Cake

Ingredients:

250 g (8.8 oz) butter (salted, room temperature)
60 g (5 tbsps.) light soft brown sugar
4 egg yolks (grade A/size: L)
230 g (3/4 cup + 2 3/4 tbsps) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp honey
60 ml (1/4 cup) milk

Ingredients for meringue:

4 egg whites (grade A/size: L)
90 g (7 tbsps) light soft brown sugar

Ingredients for mixed fruit:

140 g (about 1 cup) black raisin
40 g (10 pcs) red glacé cherries (cut into small pieces)
40 g (10 pcs) green glacé cherries (cut into small pieces)
60 g (1/3 cup chopped) glacé orange peel
50 g (3 1/4 tbsps) plain flour

Directions:

1 Sieve together 230 g of plain flour and baking powder for 2 times.

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2 Add honey to milk, mix well.

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3 For mixed fruit: Combine all ingredients for mixed fruit, mix well.

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4 Add a tray of water (about 3 cups) in the oven, then preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.

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5 In a clean mixing bowl, whisk egg whites on low speed until tiny bubbles. (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free and water-free, including egg yolk. It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)

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6 Add in light brown sugar gradually, continue whisking on low speed until stiff peak (the peaks will point straight up and hold).

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7 Combine butter and light brown sugar, then beat over medium speed until light and fluffy.

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8 Add in egg yolks gradually, beat until fully combined before adding another.

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9 Add in flour and honey milk alternatively in 3 batches, mix on low speed until well combined.

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10 Add in mixed fruit, mix on low speed until combined.

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11 Add meringue to batter in 3 batches, mix gently using balloon whisk.

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12 Fold gently with spatula until well mixed. Tap mixing bowl on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles.

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13 Pour the batter into greased and lined 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan, smooth the surface with spatula, then drop the cake pan on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles.

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14 Bake in the preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 1 hour 30 minutes.

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15 Unmould and cool the cake completely on wire rack (at least 6″ from countertop).

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16 Cut into pieces when fully cooled.