2.3. Preparation of cake with mixed fruit leather as an
ingredient
The proportions of the ingredients used consist of hundred
gram (100 g) of wheat flour.
Twenty gram (20 g) of mixed fruit leather pieces from each
samples; sugar (62.5 g); margarine (62.5 g); baking powder
(5.7 g); vanilla essence (3 drops) and egg (11 g). The method
of Akubor (2004) was adopted for the preparation of cake.
The margarine and sugar were creamed manually for 2 min in
a bowl until soft and fruity. The egg was beaten for 3 min.
Flour samples of wheat and mixed fruit leather were separately
sieved, baking powder was added and the flour was lightly
mixed with the creamed mixture by hand until soft dough was
formed. Then, the mixed fruit leather piece was added to each
cake sample. The dough was transferred in a preheated oven at
180 1C for 35 min.