BOILED FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :

3 oz (80 g) dry apricots, chopped

3 oz (80 g) dry figs, chopped

3 oz (80 g) dry peaches or pears, chopped

1 ¾ oz (50 g) mixed candied fruit

3 oz (80 g) pecans or nuts, chopped

½ cup seedless black raisins

½ cup seedless golden raisins

2 cups milk

4 ½ oz (120 g) butter, diced

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup flour

1 cup self rising flour

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground clove

2 eggs

Confectioner’s sugar

Preparation:

Combine apricots, figs, pears, candied fruit and raisins in a saucepan. Add butter, milk and sugar and mix well. Bring to a boil.
Add baking soda, mix and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Once mixture is cool, add flours, cinnamon, ground ginger and clove. Mix well. Beat well eggs and fold into mixture.

Line bottom of a round or rectangular pan with parchment paper.
Butter and flour pan. Pour preparation into pan and bake in preheated oven to 350°F (180°C) for 1 ½ - 2 hours or until tester comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 30 minutes. Invert on a serving dish. Dust over with confectioners’ sugar.

12 slices

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