Australian Farmhouse Boiled Fruit Cake Recipe

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Australian Farmhouse Boiled Fruit Cake
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
750
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place all the fruit in a saucepan or stock pot
  2. Add the water .rum or substitute ,butter,and sugar and bring to the boil , stirring occasionally .
  3. Remove from the heat the moment it has boiled and stir in the treacle and bicarb soda .It will fizz a bit .
  4. Cover with a lid and leave overnight
  5. Next morning , collect your wood and light your wood stove -yes I still have one -it only compliments the gas but I love it for slow baking ! -heats our water in winter too.
  6. For the rest in the 21st century ,heat the oven to a slow 150 Cent ,thats about 300 F .
  7. Grease and line a deep 12 inch square cake tin or pan .Use several thicknesses of well greased paper and make sure you have no wrinkles -thats the paper ,not our faces !! mine dropped years ago .
  8. Sift together the flours and salt
  9. Beat the eggs well and add them alternatively to the fruit mixture with the flour .
  10. Spoon into the prepared pan filling to about an inch deep ,then smooth into the corners making sure of no air pockets .Then fill with the rest of the mixture .
  11. When all the mixture is in ,bump the pan on the bench to settle the mixture evenly .
  12. Bake for 3 hours until a skewer inserted comes out cleanly .
  13. The cake should have a smooth appearance on the top , bottom,and sides and should be moist to the touch ,with a shiny surface .
  14. This will keep for months if stored ,well wrapped in an air tight container ,and will only improve with age ,like a good wine .
  15. Any combination of dried fruits can be used depending on what you have available .This comes from a time when most ingredients would have been home sourced from the orchard
  16. I have used small amounts dried mango and pawpaw to great applause
  17. Note -for some nostalgic reason ,this always tastes better ,as do roasted meats ,when cooked in our wood fired combustion range .I'm not sure there is a rational scientific reason ,just romance but whats the world without romance !!!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 749.55 Kcal (3138 kJ)
Calories from fat 234.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.08g 40%
Cholesterol 135.59mg 45%
Sodium 529.49mg 22%
Potassium 449.09mg 10%
Total Carbs 118.5g 39%
Sugars 66.65g 267%
Dietary Fiber 6.25g 25%
Protein 7.55g 15%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 19%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 8%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 108.2mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 312.62 Kcal (1309 kJ)
Calories from fat 97.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.88g 40%
Cholesterol 56.55mg 45%
Sodium 220.84mg 22%
Potassium 187.3mg 10%
Total Carbs 49.42g 39%
Sugars 27.8g 267%
Dietary Fiber 2.61g 25%
Protein 3.15g 15%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 19%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 1.2mg 16%
Calcium 45.1mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.4
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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