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rosie
26-11-2008, 19:03
Has anyone got the recipe for fruit cake its the one that you boil the fruit i had it years ago but lost it?:(

Whatif wewin
26-11-2008, 19:36
Rosie is this the kind of cake you mean.
Boiled fruitcake
Prep: about 20 min plus cooling time 15 mins
Bake: 1 hour

150g butter
300g sultanas
300g currants
180g soft brown sugar
1tsp ground mixed spice
1tsp ground cinnamon
1tsp ground ginger
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
250ml water
2 eggs, well beaten
150g plain flour
150g self-raising flour

METHOD

Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Combine the butter, sultanas, currants, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring, set aside to cool.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon. Sift the two flours into the mixture and beat well. Pour into a lightly oiled cake tin of about 22cm diameter.

Bake for an hour, or test with a skewer in the cakes centre, it should be free of cake mixture. Remove from the oven and to cool a tad, before taking the cake from the tin. Cool and store in an airtight container until required.

I have put the extra bits in, I don't know how much you know, excuse me if you did not need this.

rosie
26-11-2008, 20:00
Aww thank you thats the one ,your a good en.