Old Fashioned Boiled Fruit Cake
Over a year ago
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Ingredients
- 1lb dried fruit (mixed or whatever you prefer)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar (brown is best but white is fine)
- 4 oz butter (or marg)
- 2 eggs. beaten
- 2 cups SR flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice (optional)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 2 oz chopped nuts (optional)
- 4 oz chopped glace cherries (optional)
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Description
This is a very very old recipe from my grandmother. It is simple yet delicious. Suitable for all occasions even a wedding! Always use the same size cup throughout
Method
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In a large saucepan place the fruit, water, sugar and margarine. Heat over a medium heat until the butter has melted. Leave to cool as long as possible as the liquid will be soaked up by the fruit making it all fat and juicy! When ready stir in the beaten eggs and the flour and mix well. At this point you can add any of the optional ingredients. If you are making the cake for Christmas then the spices and the cherries are a nice addition. I have even used this recipe for Wedding cakes (I am a qualified confectioner) and it is lovely as it keeps moist for so long.
Pour mixture into a greased and floured/ lined 8" round tin or a loaf tin. Bake in a moderate oven (Gas mark 4) for approx. 1 1/2 hours until a knife comes out clean. If it is getting dark on top but it is not fully baked then cover with some tin foil. When baked leave to cool in the tin before turning out. Enjoy
My favourite recipe by far. Turned out better than expected, which never happened when I used to make the same cake using milk instead of water and then having to boil the fruit.The cake rose beautifully, which again I could never achieve using other methods, and it turned out to be a rich, delicious and very moist cake.