Pumpkin Spice yeasty cake with candied fruits !

I found a yeasty vanilla loaf recipe on Yeastspotting last week and that inspired me to try my own yeasty cake. So here is a yeasty cake with a lot of Pumpkin spice and some candied fruits to add some more zing!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons quick rise yeast
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons oil for greasing
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup candied fruits ( fresh fruits or berries can also be used)

Directions:

1. Warm the milk and add yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar to it. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy.
2. Add in the sugar, egg, soft butter, pumpkin spice, honey, and vanilla essence and mix well.
3. Using an electric blender blend well for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add in the flour and salt and mix well to make a thick flowing batter. If the batter is too thick or doughy, add in a little milk.
5. Add in the candied fruits and give them a whirl with a spoon. I used candied mango, papaya and pineapple mix. You can add some blueberries or chopped mango as well.
6. Place batter in a covered container in a warm place for an hour.
7. Mix the batter with spoon again and release excess air and transfer to a well oiled loaf pan or cake pan.
8. Let the batter rise again for half an hour in a warm place.
9. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown. Mist the oven twice in the first 10 minutes.
10. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan.
11. Cool the bread/cake on rack before slicing
12. Enjoy as breakfast or a quick snack with some fruit syrups or compote!