Name: 5-ingredient Pimm’s boiled fruit cake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup (250ml) Pimm’s; 750g mixed dried fruit; 395g tin condensed milk; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup Pimm’s; 1/4 cup water

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 12/10/2021

This boiled fruit cake is spiked with boozy Pimm’s for a twist on a Christmas cake. You can make it and eat it the same day, but it’ll be even better after a few weeks wrapped in the pantry. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

1 cup (250ml) Pimm’s
750g mixed dried fruit
395g tin condensed milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

Syrup

1/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup Pimm’s
1/4 cup water

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 140C. Line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
Step 2

Place Pimm’s and dried fruit in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat, stir well and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Stir through condensed milk and eggs, then fold through flour. Pour into tin and smooth the top.
Step 3

Bake for 2 hours. Place a circle of foil over the top of the cake if it is browning too quickly.
Step 4

To make the syrup, boil ingredients for 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Brush over warm cake.