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Boiled Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 500g Sunbeam Mixed Fruit
- ½ cup sherry or brandy
- 1 cup water
- 125g butter
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
- 2 x eggs
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 cup plain flour
- ½ teaspoon mixed spice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- blanched almonds for decoration
Method
| 1. | Soak fruit overnight in sherry or brandy |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | Add lightly beaten eggs mixing thoroughly. Fold in sifted flours, spices and vanilla essence. |
| 4. | Place in a 20cm round or square cake tin. Decorate with almonds. Bake at 160°C for 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours. Cool in tin. |