Boiled Fruit Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 375 g mixed dried fruit
• 3/4 cup soft brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 cup water
• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup
• 2 eggs, lighly beaten
• 2 tablespoons marmalade
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• prepared topping (optional)
• 1/3 cup toasted muesli
• 3 chopped walnuts and cherries

Recipe

• 1 place the mixed fruit, sugar, spice, water and butter in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. simmer gently for 3 minutes, then remove and allow to cool. add the , eggs and marmalade. fold in the sifted ingredients mixing well. place mixture in a greased and lined 20cm round cake pan. for a crunchy topped cake, sprinkle over the muesli and docorate with a few walnuts and cherries before baking, bake in a moderatley slow oven for 2 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested. (n.b. cover loosely with a sheet of foil or brown paper if top of cake os overbrowinging during cooking).