Boiled Fruit Cake

Boiled Fruit Cake

Put all the ingredients (A) into a pot.

Simmer for 10 minutes. Cool.

 Ingredients:

(A)

250 gm butter

160 gm Brown sugar

500 gm mixed dried fruits

½ cup rum liquer

¾ cup water

(B) 

½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda

(C)

4 eggs – lightly beaten

(D) 

300 gm flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon mixed spice

Method:

1.  Put (A) ingredients into a pot and boil till butter melted and sugar dissolved then simmer  for 10 minutes. 

2.  Remove from heat stir in (B) and cool. 

3.  Add in (C).  Fold in (D). 

4.  Pour into square tin or 2 loaf tins.  

5.  Bake in preheated oven of 180 C for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.

6.  Sprinkle some rum over the hot cake.

7.  Leave in the tin to cool. The flavour of this cake improves if left for 3 days before cutting.  Can be kept for up to 2 months in the refrigerator.