Is there a recipe for a rich fruit cake that can be cooked in the microwave?

Ingredients: Makes one 18 cm / 7 in cake


175 g/6 oz butter or margarine, softened


175 g/6 oz caster (superfine) sugar


Grated rind of 1 lemon


3 eggs, beaten


225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour


5 ml/1 tsp ground mixed (apple-pie) spice


225 g/8 oz raisins


225 g/8 oz sultanas (golden raisins)


50 g/2 oz glace (candied) cherries


50 g/2 oz chopped mixed nuts





15 ml/1 tbsp golden (light corn) syrup





45 ml/3 tbsp brandy





Method:





Cream together the butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the lemon rind, then gradually beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and mixed spice, then mix in the remaining ingredients. Spoon into a greased and lined 18 cm/7 in round microwave dish and microwave on Low for 35 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the dish for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to finish cooling.Is there a recipe for a rich fruit cake that can be cooked in the microwave?
ill try this and try to improve it, from an old school chef, who hates microwaves Report Abuse
Is there a recipe for a rich fruit cake that can be cooked in the microwave?
microwaved brandied fruitcake





Ingredients:


1/3 cup brandy or apple juice


2 large eggs


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1 cup mixed candied fruit


1/2 cup raisins


3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened


2/3 cup sugar


1 1/4 cup flour


3/4 cup chopped walnuts


1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1/4 teaspoon salt








Directions:





Line bottom of 8 1/2 -inch microwave-safe loaf pan with wax paper. Invert a microwave-safe saucer in center of oven floor.





Mix first 5 ingredients. Let stand 15 minutes. Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl at high speed until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and candied fruit mixture. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Spread batter in pan. Shield ends of loaf with 3-inch wide strips of aluminum foil covering 1 inch of batter at each end and folding remaining foil over the pan.





Place pan on saucer in 650-watt oven. Microwave at medium (50%) 9 minutes, rotating 1/4 turn every 3 minutes. Microwave at high (100%) 1 to 2 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean (surface may appear moist, but do not overcook; top will be flat or irregular). Remove foil. Let stand on heatproof surface 15 minutes to complete cooking. Invert onto cooling rack. Remove wax paper. Cool completely.





For easier slicing, wrap and refrigerate overnight. Serve at room temperature.
You have to be very careful cooking anything with fruit in the microwave as the fruit tends to fall to the bottom of the cake and it burns very, very easily. I wouldn't recommend doing it at all.





Edit


Ye Gods I have just read Louise answer (below mine). The danger of copy pasting is in not reading the instructions first. Aluminium foil in a microwave? Now come on, where do I send the fire brigade?!?
You could try this one:


http://www.allbakingrecipes.com/baking-r鈥?/a>





Or this one:


http://www.recipecottage.com/microwave/f鈥?/a>





I couldn't tell you if either are good because I'm not a fruitcake eater;)