This recipe first appeared inFood magazineissue 82.
Boiled iced fruit cake
This wonderfully moist boiled iced fruit cake is great dusted with icing sugar or topped with a lemon flavoured icing and enjoyed for afternoon tea with a hot cupa
- 30 mins preparation
- 1 hr cooking
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
- 500 gram mixed dried fruit
- 3 tablespoon rum
- 250 gram butter, cut into small blocks
- 175 gram brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 70克核桃坚果,大致切碎
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 150 gram standard flour
- 150 gram self-raising flour
Method
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1Place the dried fruit in a large saucepan with the rum and leave to soak overnight. The next day, add the butter, sugar, water, spices and nuts. Bring to the boil, boiling for 1 minute.
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2Remove the pan from the heat and leave to stand for 5 minutes before stirring in the baking soda and cooling the mixture completely. Preheat the oven to 175ºC and grease, flour and line the base of a 22cm ring or funnel tin.
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3Once the mixture is cold, fold in the eggs followed by the sifted flours. Do not over-mix. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 1-1¼ hours until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Dust with icing sugar or ice with a lemon flavoured icing when cold.
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4This cake will keep for a week stored in an air-tight container.
Sugared roses
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5To make sugared roses and rose petals, use dry, spray-free roses. Place a lightly beaten egg white in one bowl and caster sugar in another. Using a small paint brush, coat the petals with the egg white, then sprinkle over the caster sugar, ensuring it completely covers the petals. Shake off any excess and dry on a cooling rack over a tray in a warm, dry place. Allow 24-48 hours for drying. Decorate the cake just before serving.
Notes
PER SERVE: Energy: 475kcal, 1988kj Protein: 5g Fat: 23g Saturated fat: 12g Cholesterol: 73mg Carbohydrate: 60g Fibre: 4g Sodium: 481mg
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