Boiled Fruitcake Recipe

Makes 2 X 635g cakes

Fruit mix:

1/2 pt milk

113g sugar

227g butter

454g mixed fruit

2tsp mixed spice

Cake mix:

2 eggs

340g self raising flour

1tsp bicarbonate of soda

Boil up fruit mix, remove from heat then leave to cool for half an hour.

Pre-heat oven to 160•c/gas mark 3.

Add whisked eggs to fruit mix & mix well. Add flour & fold through.

Divide mixture between two tins & bake for 1hr 30mins.

Serve with butter.