boiled fruit cake

Rustle up this easy fruitcake for your cake tin. Packed with juicy raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel, it's perfect for afternoon tea with a cuppa

Boiled fruit cake

unsalted butter, cubed,

light brown soft sugar,

raisins

sultanas

currants

mixed peel

self-raising flour

1½ tsp mixed spice

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

eggs, beaten

Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Melt the sugar, butter and 225ml water in a large saucepan. Once melted, add the raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel. Bring to a gentle boil, and stirring occasionally, cook until reduced and softened, around 10-15 mins. Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.

Tip the flour, mixed spice, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Add the cooled fruit mixture and stir, then add the eggs and mix to combine. Bake for 45-55 mins until dark brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.

A very quick and easy boiled fruit cake that never fails.

Boiled Fruit Cake

sugar

water

500 g mixed fruit

tsp nutmeg

tsp bicarbonate of soda

g butter

g self-raising flour

g plain flour

egg beaten

Step 1

Place the first 6 ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil, then turn off.

Step 2

When the mixture is cool, add the flour and beaten eggs.

Step 3

Pour into a greased and lined springform cake tin and bake at 180C for 1½ hours or until cooked, and a nice rich colour.

Step 4

A good old fashioned recipe for boiled fruit cake my mum always makes.

kg mixed fruit

sherry

brown sugar

butter

vanilla essence

flour

Place fruit in a large, stainless steel saucepan.

Add sherry and leave for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.

Line base and sides of a round 23 cm x 9 cm deep cake tin with non-stick baking paper.

Add sugar, water and butter to the fruit.

Step 5

Place over low heat and stir occasionally until butter is melted.

Step 6

Add bicarbonate of soda and vanilla essence. Simmer for 1 minute.

Step 7

Step 8

Add the flours, alternating with the eggs, folding with a wooden spoon until well blended. Do not over mix.

Step 9

Step 10

Bake at 180C (150-160C fan forced) for 1-1¼ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Step 11

Cool in the tin before turning onto a cake rack.

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