Boiled Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

375 g mixed dried fruit
3/4 cup soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 cup water
125 g butter
1/2 cup sherry wine
2 eggs, lighly beaten
2 tablespoons marmalade
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
prepared topping (optional)
1/3 cup toasted muesli
3 chopped walnuts and cherries

Preparation

Place the mixed fruit, sugar, spice, water and butter in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, then remove and allow to cool. Add the sherry, eggs and marmalade. Fold in the sifted ingredients mixing well. Place mixture in a greased and lined 20cm round cake pan. For a crunchy topped cake, sprinkle over the muesli and docorate with a few walnuts and cherries before baking, Bake in a moderatley slow oven for 2 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested. (N.B. cover loosely with a sheet of foil or brown paper if top of cake os overbrowinging during cooking).