BOILED FRUIT CAKE RECIPE

My husband loves this Boiled Fruit Cake just with a cup of tea but my grandsons love it with custard and cream either way it taste just wonderful. It is an easy cake recipe to make and I am sure everyone will enjoy it.

Boiled Fruit Cake Ingredients

2 eggs
5 oz butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp spice
1 cup water
1 lb mixed fruit
1 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1 1/4 cup self raising flour

Boiled Fruit Cake Method

Place fruit, butter, sugar, spice, and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Allow to become almost cold. Mix the soda with the beaten eggs and add to the boiled mixture. Sift the flours together and stir in. Place in an 8 inch cake tin which has been lined with greased paper. Bake the Boiled Fruit Cake in a moderate oven 325 for about 1 1/4 hours. Enjoy the Boiled Fruit Cake with whipped cream.

Enjoy your freshly made Boiled Fruit Cake!