Fruit keeps sinking

[pussyfoot]

How can I stop the fruit in my cakes from sinking to the bottom?

Thanks in advance.

[poodicat]

Try dusting your fruit in flour first...

[Clanad]

...Or, dust the bottom of your cake pan with baking soda, then pour the cake batter and fruit in... bake as usual...

[piggynose]

u must be unlucky, i´ve baked 100´s of fruit cakes in my life, and the fruit has never sunk to the bottom. A typical cake of mine would consist of eggs mixed with sugar , butter and spices, then i´d fold in the flour gently. grease and paper the cake tin, spoon in the mixture, and bake the cake.

[AngelMell]

Is the mixture prior to adding the fuit quite soft/runny? There could be two reasons for this.

I've found that when I use margarine instead of butter, the fruit sinks. Also if the eggs are too big, it can make the mix too soft. I always use medium eggs, but they can vary in size quite a lot, so I try to use the smallest I can find.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[mollykins]

I always dust them in flour, i don't know how or why it works.