Boiled Fruit Cake

Name: Boiled Fruit Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 115 min
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 8 oz dried.mixed fruit; 3 oz granulated sugar; 4 oz margarine or butter; 1 tbsp golden syrup; ½ pint water and milk mixed; 10 oz plain flour; pinch of salt; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp mixed spice; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

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Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 90 mins

Dessert

Ingredients

8 oz dried.mixed fruit
3 oz granulated sugar
4 oz margarine or butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
½ pint water and milk mixed
10 oz plain flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp mixed spice
¼ tsp ground nutmeg

Accompaniment

Description

Best to keep it in the fridge for one day before eating it

Method

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1. Place the dried fruit,sugar,margarine or butter,syrup and mixed water and milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
2. Stir until the fat has melted,then pour into a mixing bowl and allow to become completely cold.
3. Set the oven to moderate,Gas Mark 4/350F/180C.
4. Sift the remaining dry ingredients together,then mix into the cooled fruit mixture.Stir well,then turn into the tin and bake for 1 1/2 hrs in the centre of the oven.