Boiled Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 100 g butter
• 500 g mixed fruit
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup cold water
• 100 g walnuts (optional)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup self raising flour

Recipe

• 1 put the first 7 ingredients into saucepan and bring to boil. simmer for 2 minutes. turn off and allow to cool a little.
• 2 beat 2 eggs well.
• 3 sift plain and sr flours tegether.
• 4 add well beaten eggs to cooled fruit mixture. fold in sifted flour.
• 5 place mixture into a well greased, lined 20cm (8") cake tin and bake in moderate oven (180c or 350f) for 1 hour.