ros
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Easy "boiled" fruit cake1/4 pint water
finely grated rind 1 lemon
4oz butter
4oz soft brown sugar
12 oz mixed fruit ( I use just sultanas, but any mix you like will work)
8oz SR flour
1 egg
put the first 5 ingredients in a pan and bring to boil, simmer for 15 mins and then allow to cool (overnight if you like)
Stir in a lighlty beaten egg and the flour. Put in a lined 2lb loaf tin ( or your favourite round one that looks about the right size). Bake at ~150C for 90 mins. The cake is supposed to be ready when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean - I prefer this one a little undercooked.
Those with restraint can eat the cake simply sliced - I put butter and damson jam on it! - I have seen it eaten for breakfast sliced with a dollop of marmalade 
Just calculated this to be 367 cals and 11g fat per 1/8th cake - maybe 2 slices for brekky wasn't such a good idea 
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Jamanda
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Thanks - that sounds good.
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Silas
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It does indeed - and low fat too 
I'll give it a go.
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pookie
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yum, I love cake, might make some and add some lovely cherries 
thanks Ros
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Green Rosie
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I can second that this cake really is YUM YUM YUM. Now I want cake 
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Jamanda
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I wonder if you used tea instead of water it would turn out like bara brith.
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