Boiled Fruitcake Recipe - stores well.

Oven: preheated to 325 F : 170 C - for approx. 1 hr.

1. Ingredients

1 cup of water

2 cups of raisins

1 cup of demerara sugar (or other)

1/3 cup of shortening or butter

1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp.allspice. 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

2 cups of self-raising flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp.bi-carb

1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Method:

In a saucepan combine the ingredients in red.

Bring to a boil for 3 mins and let it cool.

Once the fruit mixture is cool/cold you can add 2 beaten eggs - though you can make this cake without eggs.

Sift the flour with the baking powder and bi-carb and stir gradually into the cooled mixture.

Beat the batter until smooth and stir in the nuts - if using.

Bake in a greased 9" cake tin (or lined with paper liner) - in middle of oven.

Test with a skewer which should come out clean, when done.