Comments on: Manor House Fruit Cake

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:54:51 +0000

In reply to Andy. Thank you for the feedback. I understand what you mean but I haven't made it any other way. I know some recipes include yoghurt in there to make it softer. I hope that helps and really hope you continue to enjoy your retirement!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:44:24 +0000

This was my first attempt at baking a cake (previous ones have been the rock cakes we made at school and flapjacks) and I was very impressed with the simplicity of the recipe. It turned out really well, thank you. Talking of the 'makes great cakes' manufacturer, their product is a little heavier, which I like but the family love the light sponge. How would I adjust the ingredients or method to achieve this? Thanks again, my retirement is now gardening and making cakes :-)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:30:32 +0000

In reply to Anne Rahi. That's brilliant, I am so pleased. Thank you for letting me know!

By: Anne Rahi

Anne Rahi — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:50:40 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

Hi Jenny, I made your Manor House Fruit cake a few days ago and it went down really well with my family. Just made it again today... Wonderful!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:30:34 +0000

In reply to Carole. I think it depends on how wet your batter is or how baked or slightly overbaked. Thank you so much for reaching out. I'll make a note of this in the recipe as it's such a good point!

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:10:40 +0000

this was absolutely delicious but it was more like a sponge cake and I expected it to be drier and crumbly, did I go wrong somewhere as I followed recipe?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:10:26 +0000

In reply to Sam. Thank you! It's such a brilliant recipe isn't it. One of my absolute favourites. Enjoy!

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:47:39 +0000

Such an easy recipe and the cake is absolutely scrummy