Boiled fruit cake

Directions

1. 1
   In a large saucepan, mix all of the ingredients apart from the flour, eggs and bicarbonate of soda.
2. 2
   Simmer for 15 minutes.
3. 3
   Allow the mix to cool completely.
4. 4
   Whilst cooling, line a large cake tin with greased baking paper and preheat the oven to 302 F/ 150C.
5. 5
   Beat in the eggs.
6. 6
   Sift in the flour and bicarbonate of soda and then fold everything together.
7. 7
   Pour into the tin and bake for 1 1/2 hours on the middle shelf of the oven.
8. 8
   Leave to cool in the tin.