Poor soldiers cake

Despite its name, there's nothing poor about this rich, boiled fruit cake! Moist and delicious, it's even better if wrapped carefully and stored in a tin for a few days to allow the flavours to develop.

Ingredients

  • 200g sugar

  • 1 cup water

  • 115g butter or margarine

  • 225g mixed dried fruit

  • 1 bicarbonate of soda

  • 1-2 tsp mixed spice

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 400g plain flour

Equipment

  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 cake tin

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients except flour in a large saucepan and bring to boil.
  2. Simmer for about 1 minute then allow to cool.
  3. Mix in flour making sure all ingredients are well combined.
  4. Place in greased and floured cake tin and bake in oven for about 1- 1 1/4 hours.
  5. Remove carefully from tin and cool.

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