Boiled Fruit Cake Recipe

Name: Boiled Fruit Cake
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 7 h 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 500 g mixed dried fruit; 1/2 cup sherry; 1 cup water; 125 g butter; 2 tbs golden syrup; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tbs boiling water; 2 egg; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 tsp mixed spice; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 tbs blanched almonds

Ingredients

500 g mixed dried fruit
1/2 cup sherry
1 cup water
125 g butter
2 tbs golden syrup
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tbs boiling water
2 egg
1 cup self-raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbs blanched almonds

PREP TIME 6h	COOK TIME 1h40m	TOTAL TIME 7h40m
YIELD 12

Instructions

Soak fruit overnight in sherry or brandy.
Place soaked fruit, water, butter, golden syrup and sugar in a saucepan.
Slowly bring to the boil then remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda mixed with 1 tablespoon boiling water.
Cool for 15 minutes.
Add lightly beaten eggs mixing thoroughly. Fold in sifted flours, spices and vanilla essence.
Place in a 20 cm round or square cake tin. Decorate with almonds.
Bake at 160C for 1¼-1½ hours. Cool in tin.