Name: Moist Boiled Fruit Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup mixed fruit; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 125 g butter; 2 cup plain flour; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 pinch salt; 1 egg; 1 cup apple cooked

by redrose01 Last updated on 06/01/2020

The apples make the difference to this recipe. This is my Mum's recipe, and she always said that the cake will stay moister and fresher by adding the apples. - redrose01

Ingredients

1 cup mixed fruit
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
125 g butter
2 cup plain flour
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 pinch salt
1 egg
1 cup apple cooked

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C (170C fan forced).
Step 2

Grease cake tin well and cover bottom with baking paper or greaseproof paper.
Step 3

Place sugar, water, mixed fruit and butter into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Step 4

Allow to boil, slightly, for 3 minutes.
Step 5

Remove from stove and allow to cool.
Step 6

Sift flour, mixed spice, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
Step 7

Add to fruit mixture.
Step 8

Make a well in the middle of mixture.
Step 9

Add egg and stewed apple. Combine well.
Step 10

Pour mixture into cake tin and place on middle shelf of oven.
Step 11

Bake for 1 to 1¼ hours. Test cake with skewer to ensure it is cooked through.
Step 12

Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before moving from cake tin, onto a cake rack.

Equipment

1 baking paper
1 saucepan
1 20cm round cake pan
1 bamboo skewers
1 wire rack

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

If I don't have stewed apple on hand, I use either apple sauce, puree or finely diced fresh apple added to the dried fruit mix. Use Butter or margarine.