Boiled Fruit Cake

Christmas Fruit Cake 

This is a boiled Fruit Cake

It is easy to make

It is tender and soft

Simply delicious

I have adapted this from my sister-in-law Pauline Cheng’s recipe 

Ingredients:

85g butter

70g brown sugar

2 eggs

75g plain flour & 1/4 tsp baking powder 

1/2 Tablespoon cocoa powder

1 Tablespoon ground almond

60ml maple syrup or honey

50ml sweet liqueur 

1 orange (juice & zest)

350g mixed fruits

1) put all ingredients except flour and eggs into a pot, slowly simmer to boil, stir consistently

2) mix in flour and beaten eggs to the cooled mixture 

3) pour into a lined or greased small loaf pan

4) bake in preheated oven 160’C for 1.5 to 2 hours

5) when done, let cool

6) brush with sweet liqueur & wrapped up to age in fridge

7) ready to cut and share after 5-7 days.