Recipe Boiled Fruitcake (Christmas)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped dried mixed fruit
• 1 cup roughly chopped glace cherries
• 1/4 cup candied mixed citrus peel
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 2/3 cups sifted self-rising flour
• 2 eggs

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C).
• Line one 8x3 inch round cake tin with parchment paper.
• In a medium saucepan, combine mixed fruit, cherries, citrus peel, walnuts, sugar, butter, milk, mixed spice, and baking soda.
• Bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
• Stir in flour and eggs.
• Pour into the prepared pan.
• Wrap outside of pan with brown paper or newspaper.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 40 minutes, then reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and continue to baking cake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cake from oven, and allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn it out onto a cooling rack, remove paper, and cool completely.
• Cake can be stored for up to 6 months wrapped in foil and in an airtight tin.

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