Boiled Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g mixed fruit
• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon parisian spice essence
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup self-raising flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, place the mixed fruit, butter & water.
• 2 add marmalade and mixed spice, and mix together.
• 3 bring to boil over medium heat then boil gently for 5 minutes.
• 4 add bicarb soda and stir.
• 5 leave to cool.
• 6 when cool, add 2 eggs and mix well.
• 7 gently fold in flour.
• 8 turn into a 20cm greased cake tin.
• 9 bake at 150 degrees celsius for 20 minutes.
• 10 then, 125 degrees celsius for 20 minutes or until cooked.
• 11 turn on to a wire rack.
• 12 1 tablespoon of can be drizzled over the top.
• 13 notes: orange juice or can be used instead of water.
• 14 fan-forced electric oven used.