Boiled Fruitcake.

Name: Boiled Fruitcake.
Ingredients: 2 cups dried mixed fruit; 125 g butter; 1 cup water; 1 12 cups self raising flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 12 cup plain flour; 2 eggs

8 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 cups dried mixed fruit
125 g butter
1 cup water
1 12 cups self raising flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
12 cup plain flour
2 eggs

Directions

1

Place fruit in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil.
2

You may need more than one cup of water, depending on what dried fruit you use.
3

Simmer for two minutes, then cool.
4

Pour fruit into a large mixing bowl.
5

Add melted butter, bicarbonate soda, eggs and sugar.
6

Blend mixture.
7

Sift in flours and mix until well blended.
8

Line a square cake tin with greaseproof paper.
9

Pour mixture into tin and spread evenly.
10

Bake in a moderate oven for 90 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
11

Let cake cool in tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.
12

Tips.
13

You can add a dash of sweet sherry or brandy to the fruit while it is simmering if you prefer a bit of alcohol in the cake.