Recipe Boiled Fruit Cake (Cake)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 4 cups candied mixed fruit
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 2 eggs, beaten

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, and line with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Combine the water, mixed fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
• Sift the flour, baking soda and mixed spice into a large bowl.
• Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended.
• Mix in the eggs.
• Pour into the greased loaf pan.
• Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean.
• Cool cake in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.

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