Boiled Fruitcake

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

Ingredients

• 12 ounces dried fruit (i use raisins or sultanas)
• 1 cup water
• 5 ounces sugar
• 5 ounces margarine
• 10 ounces self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 set oven to gas mark 3, 170°c, 325°f.
• 2 put fruit, water, sugar and margarine into a large saucepan, boil and cool.
• 3 in a separate bowl mix together the flour, mixed spice, cinnamon and baking powder and then sieve into the saucepan.
• 4 beat the egg and add to the saucepan.
• 5 fold the mixture together.
• 6 put into 8 inch lined circular tin.
• 7 cook for 1 to 1/2 hours. if needed cook for a further 15 minutes at gas mark 2.