Hi - As a relatively new member of this group, at last I can make a contribution!!!!
This boiled fruit cake recipe my mother and now I make and I have family and friends who always ask for one for a Christmas as a gift.
250g butter,
1 cup soft brown sugar,
1 kg mixed fruit,
1/2 cup sherry (optional - I don't put it in)
3/4 cup water (or 1 1/4 cup water if omit sherry)
1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda,
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice
4 eggs lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 180 degrees llightly grease 22cm round cake tin line base and sides with greaseproof paper.
Put butter, sugar, sherry and water over low heat until butter melts and sugar disolves. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in bicarb - allow to cool
Sift flours and mixed spice.
Add eggs to fruit mixture and mix into flour.
Mix well.
Pour into tin. Bake 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
Leave in tin for about 1 hour before turning out.
Cheers from 'Down Under'
Maus