BOILED FRUIT CAKE
12oz (350g) mixed dried fruit
4oz (120g) Demerara sugar
4oz (120g) butter or margarine
5fl oz (150ml) water
2 tbsp rum, sherry or brandy (optional)
8oz (225g) self raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
1 egg
Put the fruit and the water, butter and sugar in a pan, adding the rum,
sherry or brandy if using. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20
mins.
Allow to cool.
Meanwhile, heat the oven to 325ºF/180ºC/Gas 3 and grease and line a
6" (15cm) diameter round cake tin.
Beat the egg into the fruit mixture and fold in the flour, sifted with
the spice.
Turn into the prepared tin and bake in the pre-heated oven for around 1
hr 20 mins or until firm to the touch.
No comments:
Post a Comment