Boiled Fruitcake

JustJanS's Note:

I know a lot of people don't like fruitcake, but I love it and can't understand what's not to love;-). This is a nice simple one from my high school cookbook. I've made a couple of changes to the original recipe over the years.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 2/3 cups mixed fruit (eg currants, raisins, golden raisins, dates, prunes, dried cherries or cranberries)
• 1/3 cup mixed peel
• 1/3 cup glace cherries
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice (similar to pumpkin pie spice)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs (beaten)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350f.
2. Place the sugar, water, fruit, peel, glace cherries, almond, spices, soda and butter in a saucepan.
3. Bring to the boil stirring constantly.
4. Remove from the heat when it reaches the boil, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
5. Add the beaten egg, sifted flours and pour into a prepared tin-greased and lined 7 inch square or 8 inch round cake tin.
6. Bake for 1 hour, allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

A good fruitcake !! Excellent flavoring also. I only had to bake this for 45 minutes, and it was done. Otherwise, a very tasty fruitcake.