Boiled Fruitcake

SUBMITTED BY: Mark Richards  PHOTO BY: Sunflower1 

"This recipe produces a really moist fruit cake it was given to me by my mom, and it's really easy. My mom uses it for Christmas cake by icing it. I use it for birthdays, Christmas, or just for a treat."
Boiled Fruitcake Recipe
Original recipe yield 1 - 8 inch cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 12 ounces candied mixed fruit
  • 5 ounces glace cherries, roughly chopped
  • 2 ounces candied mixed citrus peel
  • 2 ounces chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup milk
  • 12 ounces sifted self-rising flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line one 8 inch deep sided cake tin with parchment paper.
  2. Place the fruit cherries, peel, walnuts, sugar, butter or margarine, mixed spice, baking soda and milk in a medium sized saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let mixture cool to body temperature.
  3. Stir in the flour and the eggs. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Wrap outside of pan with brown paper or newspaper.
  4. 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 it to cool in tin for 5 minutes then turn it out onto a cooling rack, remove greaseproof paper and leave until cool. Cake can be stored for up to 6 months wrapped in foil and in an air tight tin.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2004 by TORIAT 
A very good fruitcake. What I really like is that you make it in one pot that you cook and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2006 by Sunflower1 
The first time i made this i followed it to a "T" and although wrapped and kept in a sealed... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2008 by patricia22au 
Just the best tastiest and moist fruit cake I have ever made .highly recomend this one! I am... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Boiled Fruitcake

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 588

  • Total Fat: 19.4g
  • Cholesterol: 82mg
  • Sodium: 665mg
  • Total Carbs: 99.5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 6.6g

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