Boiled Fruitcake

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 2/3 cups mixed fruit (eg currants, raisins, golden raisins, dates, prunes, dried cherries or cranberries)
• 1/3 cup mixed peel
• 1/3 cup glace cherries
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice (similar to pumpkin pie spice)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs (beaten)

1. Preheat your oven to 350f.
2. Place the sugar, water, fruit, peel, glace cherries, almond, spices, soda and butter in a saucepan.
3. Bring to the boil stirring constantly.
4. Remove from the heat when it reaches the boil, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
5. Add the beaten egg, sifted flours and pour into a prepared tin-greased and lined 7 inch square or 8 inch round cake tin.
6. Bake for 1 hour, allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.

sugar, water, mixed fruit, mixed peel, glace cherries, almonds, nutmeg, cinnamon, mixed spice, butter, bicarbonate of soda, flour, flour, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/boiled-fruitcake-101278 (may not work)