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Boiled fruit cake recipe



Boiled fruit cake recipe from goose1964

egg free nut free kids can help can make in advance vegetarian
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
Serves8-10 slices
Prep time15 mins
Cook time1 hours

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Ingredients

1 cup cold tea (earl grey is excellent)
125g butter
2 cups dried fruit
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups self raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice

Handy Hint

I use a mug to measure the ingredients - make sure you use the same one throughout

Method

1. Put tea, butter, sugar & fruit into a saucepan & bring to boil
2. Boil for 3 minutes & allow to cool
3. When cold stir in flour & spice then put into a greased & lined cake tin (20cm diameter)
4. Bake at 180C/gas mark 4 for about an hour

gransnetter Reviews

From: goose1964 on Thu 24-Nov-11 21:30:36 Overall rating: 0.0