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Last Updated: 09 Jan 2009

Boiled Fruit Cake

Recipe By: WIGAN  |  Photo By: Allrecipes
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  • serves: 12
  • yield: 1 loaf
  • ready in: 1 hour 40 mins (10 mins Prep - 1 hour 30 mins Cook)
This is an Northern Ireland recipe given to me by my mum many years ago! You don't boil the cake, just the ingredients before you bake it.

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ingredients

  • 250ml (8 fl oz) water
  • 900g (2 lb) dried mixed fruit
  • 225g (8 oz) caster sugar
  • 170g (6 oz) butter
  • 230g (8 oz) plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed spice
  • 2 eggs, beaten

preparation method

  1.   Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas mark 2. Grease a 23x12cm (9x5 in) loaf tin, and line with greaseproof paper.
  2.   Combine the water, dried fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  3.   Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
  4.   Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended. Mix in the eggs.
  5.   Pour into the greased loaf pan.
  6.   Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean.
  7.   Cool cake in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.

Note

This actually tastes better a day or so after baking.
    
    

Nutrition

  • Calories 506.3kcal
  • Protein 3.5g
  • Sugars 17.1g
  • Total Fat 12.8g
  • Saturated Fat 7.5g
  • Salt 466mg
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    instead of using water use cold tea in it's place, a lot more juicier

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