Nanny Mary's Fruit Cake

A community recipe by Kajagoogoo

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Introduction

This is perhaps the easiest fruit cake I've ever made and the boiling of the fruit makes it incredibly moist and easy to mix.

Ingredients

Serves: 6

12 ounces mixed fruit
8 ounces superfine sugar (for preference but granulated works fine)
10 ounces self-rising flour
7 ounces margarine (or butter)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Method

Nanny Mary's Fruit Cake is a community recipe submitted by Kajagoogoo and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
Line a 17 cm tin with baking parchment, leaving a little higher than the top of the tin to protect the top of the cake from burning.
Put the fruit in a pan with enough water to cover.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 mins before draining.
Whilst fruit is still hot stir in all other ingredients.
Cook for 1 1/2 hours.
Leave to cool a little before turning out onto a cooling rack.