Classic Boiled Fruit Cake: A Timeless Delight

Introduction
Mary Berry’s Boiled Fruit Cake is a wonderfully rich and moist cake, perfect for celebrations or teatime treats. The fruit is gently boiled with sugar and butter to create an intensely flavored base, which is then combined with warming spices and self-raising flour for a soft, tender crumb. Despite its rich taste, it is surprisingly simple to make and requires just 90 minutes from start to finish.

Ingredients
225g dried mixed fruit

150g caster sugar

125g unsalted butter

125ml water

1 tsp mixed spice

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 large eggs

225g self-raising flour

How to Make