I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for fruit cakes and bemoan the fact that due to competition from extravagant, ‘glamorous’ cakes they seem to have fallen from popularity. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good layer cake and delight in eating all sorts of iced and frosted creations, but there is something so reassuring and familiar about a fruit cake that you just don’t get with other cakes. This is a light fruit cake flavoured with nothing more than the fruit itself and a generous splash of...