Boiled fruit cake
Boiled fruit cake

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, boiled fruit cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

This is probably one of the better boiled fruit cakes that have come out of Ireland. I like it exactly the way it is printed and it is very good spread. This Easy (Boiled) Fruit Cake is a much simpler version of the traditional British fruit cake.

Boiled fruit cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Boiled fruit cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have boiled fruit cake using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Boiled fruit cake:
  1. Take 500 g mixed fruit- I used raisins, dried cranberries, mixed peel
  2. Take 400 g tin of tropical fruit with juices- crushed
  3. Make ready 125 g butter - chopped
  4. Get 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  5. Take 1 tablespoon brandy (sherry or orange juice is fine)
  6. Take 1 cup (250 ml) size) soft brown sugar
  7. Make ready 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  8. Get 1 cup (250 ml) size) self raising flour- you can use wholemeal
  9. Get 1 cup plain flour
  10. Prepare Grated nutmeg and orange peel
  11. Take 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  12. Make ready 180 C oven

Add flour and eggs and stir well. You don't boil the cake, just the ingredients before you bake it. This is a Northern Ireland recipe given to me by my mum many years ago! You don't boil the cake, just the ingredients before you.

Instructions to make Boiled fruit cake:
  1. Place crushed tropical fruit, dried fruit, butter, sugar, vanilla essence and brandy in a saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted.
  2. Bring mixtures to the boil and then simmer for approx. 5 minutes
  3. Cool
  4. Sift plain flour, self-raising flour and bicarbonate of soda together
  5. Add beaten eggs to cooled fruit mixture. Stir gently.
  6. Add dry flour mixture and stir.
  7. Place mixture in a prepared 20cm round cake tin. Sprinkle with sugar for a crunchy top (optional).
  8. Bake 180C for approx 1.5 hours. Skewer test the middle after 1 hour 15 minutes to check if the cake is cooked or needs a little longer. Cool slightly then turn out onto a wire rack to cool fully.

INTRODUCTION This is the traditional fruit cake baked in a rather traditional way. It is one type of fruit cakes that can be served during Christmas. It's not a fancy fruit cake but something for everyday. Take of heat and add the bicarb soda, stirring through, mixture will foam up a bit. A Very Moist Fruit Cake - passed down from my nan.

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