Best Boiled Fruitcake

Name: Best Boiled Fruitcake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 ½ cups white sugar; 12 ounces candied mixed fruit 12 ounces candied mixed fruit; 1 cup milk 1 cup milk; ¾ cup butter ¾ cup butter; 5 ounces glace cherries, roughly chopped 5 ounces glace cherries, roughly chopped; 2 ounces candied mixed citrus peel 2 ounces candied mixed citrus peel; 2 ounces chopped walnuts 2 ounces chopped walnuts; 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground allspice; ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking soda; 12 ounces sifted self-rising flour 12 ounces sifted self-rising flour; 2 large eggs 2 large eggs

Prep: 15 minsCook: 2 hrs 20 mins

Prep

15 mins

Cook

2 hrs 20 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 ½ cups white sugar
1212 ounces candied mixed fruit
11 cup milk
¾ cup butter¾ cup butter
55 ounces glace cherries, roughly chopped
22 ounces candied mixed citrus peel
22 ounces chopped walnuts
11 teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking soda
1212 ounces sifted self-rising flour
22 large eggs

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line an 8-inch deep cake pan with parchment paper.
2
Place sugar, candied mixed fruit, milk, butter, cherries, citrus peel, walnuts, allspice, and baking soda in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
3
Stir flour and eggs into fruit mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Wrap the outside of the pan with brown paper or newspaper.
4
Bake cake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and continue baking cake for 1 1/2 hours.
5
Let cake sit at room temperature for 5 minutes, then invert it onto a wired rack. Remove parchment paper, flip cake, and allow to cool completely on the rack. Cake may be stored wrapped in foil and in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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