Nans Boiled Fruit Cake
By john french
A favorite fruitcake recipe that was given to us many years ago. Much lighter than a traditional fruit cake it keeps well and is really easy to make too.
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Ingredients
- 200 g sugar
- 225 ml water
- 30 g margarine
- 375 g mixed fruit
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 275 g self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
Details
servings 12
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 60mins
Cost Budget Friendly
Preparation
Step 1
Place the sugar, water,marg, bicarb and fruit in a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. As soon as it starts to boil, remove and leave to cool completely.
Step 2
Add the well beaten egg, mixed spice, salt, and flour and mix well.
Step 3
Line a 9-inch cake tin. Cook at approximately 170 for about an hour to an hour and a quarter
Step 4
To stop the cake drying out while cooling, drape a clean tea towel over the cake after about half an hour.
If you are in a hurry for the fruit to cool - place the saucepan in some cold water in the sink, iit will cool in under half the time.
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