Boiled Fruit Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 375 g mixed dried fruit
• 50 g glace cherries
• 1 tablespoon mixed peel (optional)
• 125 g butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 place dried fruit, mixed peel, cherries, water, , sugar and butter in pan.
• 2 heat gently, bring the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 3 take of heat and add the bicarb soda, stirring through, mixture will foam up a bit. leave until cold.
• 4 sift flours and spices.
• 5 mix the eggs through the fruit mixture, then combine with dry ingredient.
• 6 pour into a lined 18cm square cake pan or 18cm round cake pan.
• 7 wet your hand and flatten top of cake.
• 8 bake at 150c for 1 hour.
• 9 cool in pan covered with a tea towel.