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Boiled Fruit Cake
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WIGAN
PHOTO BY:
franc
"This is an Northern Ireland recipe given to me by my Mum many years ago!! This cake is always much tastier the following day! Enjoy!"
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PREP TIME
15 Min
COOK TIME
1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN
1 Hr 45 Min
Original recipe yield 1 - 9x5 inch loaf
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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
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DIRECTIONS
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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Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2005 by PEGOFMYHEART1
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Feb. 17, 2005
the best yet, your recipe is the way my mother-in-law made it in ireland,and she is 91 years old, i find what happens people are intend to add other ingredints to old recipes and all they do is ruin them .you have not and it is great thanks peggy
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the best yet, your recipe is the way my mother-in-law made it in ireland,and she is 91 years...
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Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2005 by
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Jessica
Dec. 6, 2005
I made this last night and it was not very good at all. Maybe it's just because it's fruit cake?
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I made this last night and it was not very good at all. Maybe it's just because it's fruit cake?
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Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2005 by zack
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zack
Sep. 28, 2005
tried it a love it,easy an hassel free
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tried it a love it,easy an hassel free
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Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2007 by FERRYDUST
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FERRYDUST
Mar. 15, 2007
This is very yummy! Note: For those of us that can't find 'mixed spice' I found a recipe for it. 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon allspice 2 teaspoons mace 1 teaspoon ground cloves
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This is very yummy! Note: For those of us that can't find 'mixed spice' I found a recipe for...
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Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2005 by Liz
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Aug. 28, 2005
Absolutely scrummy! And so easy to make - very impressed. Thank you!
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Absolutely scrummy! And so easy to make - very impressed. Thank you!
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Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2007 by
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Nov. 4, 2007
Don't panic! The mixture amost filled my baking tin, and I was worried it would spill over during cooking, but it stayed in the pan. I cooked it for the time given but the top was a little over-done although the middle was just right, so next time I placed a piece of baking parchment with a small hole in the centre loosely over the top of the cake for the first hour of cooking, removing it for the last 30 minutes, and this gave a much better result. This is a great cake and already a firm favourite.
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Don't panic! The mixture amost filled my baking tin, and I was worried it would spill over...
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Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2007 by
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EILISH40
Sep. 24, 2007
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 with real butter. Thanks again for a great simple recipe.
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This is probably one of the better boiled fruit cakes that have come out of Ireland. I like...
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Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2007 by Les Phillips
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Les Phillips
Sep. 20, 2007
This is a fantastic recipe,just changed a few things,ie milk instead of water brown sugar instead of white,2 tsp of mixed spice and added a cup of glazed cherries cut in half.this is now the best fruit cake ever look no further you will not find a better recipe,and so easy to make cheers.
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This is a fantastic recipe,just changed a few things,ie milk instead of water brown sugar...
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Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by nanacook
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nanacook
Aug. 11, 2006
VERY GOOD CAKE RECIPE. I ALSO DID THIS WITH THE WATER I MADE HOT TEA AND BUT 4 OZ OF CHERRY'S
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VERY GOOD CAKE RECIPE. I ALSO DID THIS WITH THE WATER I MADE HOT TEA AND BUT 4 OZ OF CHERRY'S
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Reviewed on May 2, 2006 by
Richard D Evans MBE
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Richard D Evans MBE
May 2, 2006
very nice cake and easy to make
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very nice cake and easy to make
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