Making a larger light fruit cake!

Thank you for your quick response Lindsey. The liquid capacity of the tin I mentioned is approx. 3.5 litres. I hope this will enable you to calculate how much mixture it will hold. Temperatures and timings would also be much appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks.

Shelagh

Hello Lindsey.

Many thanks for another quick response. I'm grateful for your advice re. using one-and-a-half times the quantity in the tin, but will make up twice the mixture and cook the excess separately (and for a much shorter time obviously) in a loaf tin. I could then perhaps stack it on top, but off-set, so that it doesn't look like a wedding cake ..... or perhaps we could simply enjoy it for tea!

Speaking of wedding cakes, I made my son's twenty-two years ago using Delia's Christmas cake recipe - three square tiers - and everyone declared it the best they'd ever eaten. (Do tell Delia!) I had to consult another source for information on quantities and timings of course, as there was no on-line forum then. I had been making the cake for Christmas for many years at that point, and still do so now. It never fails, and I've never tasted a better one.

With many thanks and best wishes .....

Shelagh

Hello Lynsey, and many thanks for your prompt replyl.
I'm not sure my subsequent message reached you, as I seem to have gremlins in the computer at the moment, but I shall follow your advice re. quantities etc. and am sure the cake will turn out well. It's great to be able to access such specific information on line.
Best wishes,
Shelagh

Seems you DID receive my initial message Lynsey. Oh well, better two than none. Thanks again.

Shelagh