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 English Boiled Fruitcake | Status Approved | | Name |  English Boiled Fruitcake | | Category | Cakes & Pastries, European, Holidays | | Serves/Yields | 1 Cake | | Source | Paula's Scrapbook | | Difficulty | Easy | | Prep. Time | 45 Minutes | | Cook Time | 1 Hour 50 Minutes | | Introduction | | I made this last night and it's really easy. It's definately one for Christmas, and can be kept in the fridge for up to 6 months in an air tight container. | | Ingredients | | 3 Cups Candied Mixed Fruit
1/2 Glace_Cherries Roughly Chopped
1/2 Cup Candied Mixed Citrus Peel
1 Cup Flaked Almonds
3/4 Cup Butter
1 Teaspoon Ground Allspice
1/2 Teaspoon Baking_Soda
1 Cup Milk
3 Cups Sifted Self_Raising_Flour
2 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Granulated_Sugar | | Directions | | Step: 1 | Pre-heat oven to 160 C (325 F) and line an 8 inch, deep sided cake tin with greaseproof paper (parchment paper). | | Step: 2 | Place the fruit, cherries, peel, almonds, sugar, butter, mixed spice, baking soda and milk in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool to room temperature. | | Step: 3 | Stir in the flour and eggs. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Wrap the outside of the pan with brown paper or newspaper (i used parchment paper). | | Step: 4 | Bake at 160 C (325 F) for 20 minutes then reduce temperature to 150 C (300 F) and contine to bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove tin from oven and allow to cool in tin for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack, remove greaseproof paper and leave until cool. |
Time submitted: Friday, December 01. 2006 at 22:55:07 Contributed By: paulamathers
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By Kate on Sunday, December 03, 2006 @ 22:12:49 CET
(User Info | Send a Message) | | This is a traditional English fruitcake. I have my Grammy's reccicpe for fruitcake and in many ways these are similiar. Paula, try putting t his cake in a container and soaking it with brandy...yummm! Makes it so moist. |
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