Top 8: Raisin to the occasion with these shop-bought fruit cakes

"Local bakers are worth seeking out. If we don’t buy from small businesses, they will close, like many restaurants."

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Our last fruit cake survey in 2016 went down well with readers who have a sweet tooth and like a bit of substance in their treats. We started from scratch for this survey and sought cakes we hadn’t tried before.

Dried fruit is high in calories, and contains natural, concentrated sugars, which can reduce the amount of sugar needed in cakes. It also contains fibre and iron. The cakes we tested had protein, which could sustain us for a few hours.