How to Stop Dried Fruit and Nuts from Falling to the Bottom of Cakes

Currants, raisins, dried fruit, and nuts - great additions to a cake but being heavier than the cake mixture can sometimes congregate at the base of the cake. To prevent this, follow this handy solution using flour.

Ingredients

Flour
Dried fruit
Nuts

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Flour coating method for currants and raisins

1
Pour flour into a shallow dish.
2
Roll the currants and raisins in the flour until thoroughly coated.

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3
Add to the cake mix as required.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Warming method

1
Pour the flour into a shallow dish.
2
Warm the nuts and fruit.
3
Coat the warmed nuts and fruit in flour.
4
Add the to cake mix as required.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I stop the nuts decorating the top of the cake from sinking?

Bananabunny999

Community Answer

It depends on the consistency of your cake batter. You may want to consider letting the cake bake for a little while, then adding the nuts halfway through the baking time. They will likely sink in a little, but not as much because the cake is already half-baked.