BOILED FRUIT CAKE

Ø 4oz/120g Butter

Ø 4oz/120g Soft brown sugar

Ø 8oz/240oz Self raising flour

Ø 12oz/360g Mixed dried fruit

Ø 2 Eggs

Ø 1 cup Water

Ø half teaspoon Mixed spice

Method:

Put water, butter, fruit and sugar into a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Allow cooling, then adding lightly beaten eggs and finally sifting & mixing in the flour and mixed spice..

Put into a greased and lined 7” cake tin.

Bake for approximately 90 minutes at 300F/ 150C, Gas 5. adjust to own oven.

This is a tasty cake and incredibly easy to make!

Courtesy of Felbridge WI.