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Festive Boiled Fruit Cake with Fresh Fruit

Festive Boiled Fruit Cake

This was my grandfathers recipe and my mum made it every Christmas while we were growing up and then She passed the recipe to me and for the last 35 years I have made it with only adding a few small changes to make it my own. I added the glacé cherries and extra sultanas and raisins to keep it moist. I get asked to make this every year so I hope you enjoy it as much as we do
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 20
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg mixed dried fruit
  • 1/2 cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 cup Glacé cherries
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 125 g Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 teaspoons Cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 Eggs well beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups Self raising Flour sifted
  • 1 dessert spoon rum

Method
 

  1. Place multi blade in and 1 cup glacé cherries and pulse for 2 seconds
  2. Remove multi blade and change to stir assist
  3. Add mixed fruit, sultanas, raisins, water, butter, brown sugar, bi carb soda, coco and spices
  4. Use boil P3 with measuring cup out
  5. Then go straight to P3 step two
  6. let mixture cool a bit before adding Rum, flour and eggs
  7. Replace measuring cup in lid and use speed 2 for 1 minute until well combined
  8. Transfer into greased and brown paper lined cake tin
  9. Cook in a preheated 175 degree c oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean in the centre
  10. Place on wire rack to cool
  11. Once cooled it can be iced and decorated or dusted with icing sugar

Notes

Check cake at the one hour mark as oven temperature varies and add mor cooking time as needed It can be made up to a month ahead of time and stored in an airtight container.