Boiled Fruit Cake

Name: Boiled Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 4 cups candied mixed fruit; 1 cup white sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 2 eggs, beaten

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup water
4 cups candied mixed fruit
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon mixed spice
2 eggs, beaten

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, and line with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
2

Combine the water, mixed fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes. Sift the flour, baking soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended. Mix in the eggs. Pour into the greased loaf pan.
3

Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.