Boiled Fruit Cake

Method

• step 1

  Grease and line a 2lb bread tin.

• step 2

  In a saucepan add the fruit, sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a gentle boil stirring all the time.

• step 3

  Allow mix to cool properly (can take upwards of an hour).

• step 4

  Once cool, add flour and eggs to the mix and stir thoroughly.

• step 5

  Transfer mix to the tin and place in the centre of a pre-heated oven (Gas 5 / 190 C) for 1hr