Boiled Fruit Cake

• 2-3 cups mixed fruit (I use sultanas)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 teas mixed spice
• 160gm butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup SR Flour
• 1 1/4 cups PL Flour
• 1 teas bicarb soda
• 2 teas hot water
• 1/4 cup rum ( I used home made brandy)
• If using GF Flour, 1 teas zanthe gum for each cup of flour.

1. Place mixed fruit, sugar, water, spice and butter in saucepan
2. Boil for 10 minutes and then allow to cool
3. Beat eggs, and add to cooled mixture
4. Fold in sifted flours (and zanthe gum) and dissolved bicarb and rum
5. Mix well and place into tins
6. Bake in slow oven for 1 1/2 hours