Boiled Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

100 g butter
500 g mixed fruit
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup cold water
100 g walnuts (optional)
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
1 cup self raising flour

Preparation

Put the first 7 ingredients into saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off and allow to cool a little.
Beat 2 eggs well.
Sift plain and SR flours tegether.
Add well beaten eggs to cooled fruit mixture. Fold in sifted flour.
Place mixture into a well greased, lined 20cm (8\") cake tin and bake in moderate oven (180C or 350F) for 1 hour.