Libby's Boiled Fruit Cake

Name: Libby's Boiled Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 500 g mixed fruit; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 12 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup skim milk; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 12 teaspoon nutmeg; 14 cup dark rum; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 -3 bananas, mashed; 12 cup apple, cooked; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup self-rising flour

14 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

125 g butter
500 g mixed fruit
1 teaspoon cinnamon
12 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon mixed spice
12 teaspoon nutmeg
14 cup dark rum
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs, beaten
2 -3 bananas, mashed
12 cup apple, cooked
1 cup plain flour
1 cup self-rising flour

Directions

1

Place the butter, mixed fruit, cinnamon, cloves, milk, mixed spice and nutmeg in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
2

Put a lid on the saucepan and simmer very gently for 5 minutes.
3

Cool a little.
4

Add the rum and bi-carb.
5

Mix well then leave to cool completely.
6

Add eggs, apple and banana.
7

Mix well.
8

Add the flours.
9

Mix well.
10

Placed in a greased & lined 20cm tin.
11

Place in a pre-heated 180C oven and bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
12

Leave in tin to cool.