Ingredients :

• 50 grams     Dates chopped
• 50 grams     Black Currant
• 50 grams     Dried Black Berries
• 50 grams     Prune chopped
• 50 grams     Dried Apricot chopped
• 50 grams     Dried Mango chopped
• 50 grams     Dried Pineapple chopped
• 50 grams     Golden Raisins
• 50 grams     Dried Kiwi chopped
• 50 grams     Cherries
• 50 grams     Tutti Frutti
• 50 grams     Dried Papaya chopped
• 10 grams     Candied Ginger chopped
• 10 grams     Orange Peel chopped
• 10 grams     Lemon Peel chopped
• 150 ml         Black Grape Juice
• 150 ml         Orange Juice

Instructions :

1. Sort out the dried fruit, removing stalks and checking that the fruits are clean and dry. Slice the fruits to the size of black currants or to about 1 cm, keeping the slices uniform as much as possible. Slice the dates a little larger.

2. In a clean, dry glass jar, add the chopped dry fruits and the juices and mix well together with a wooden spoon.

3. Seal the jar and keep in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.

4. If using non alcoholic soaking liquid, store the container of soaked fruit in the fridge until its time to bake the cake. Alcohol soaked fruit may be kept at room temperature (unless its very hot outside) as the alcohol itself acts as a preservative. However store the container in a dark place.