Fabulous Boiled Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 200 g sugar
• 225 ml water
• 30 g margarine
• 375 g mixed fruit
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 275 g self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 place the sugar, water,margarine, bicarbonate of soda and dried fruit in a medium saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. as soon as it starts to boil, remove and leave to completely cool.
• 2 add the well beaten egg, mixed spice, pinch of salt, and the flour; mix well.
• 3 line a 9-inch cake tin. cook at approximately 170°c for about an hour to an hour and a quarter.
• 4 to stop it drying out while cooling, it’s advisable to drape a clean tea towel over the cake after about half an hour.
• 5 nb - if you are in a hurry for the fruit to cool - place saucepan in some cold water in the sink, iit will cool in under half the time.