Grandma's Boiled Fruitcake Recipe

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Grandma's Boiled Fruitcake
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
10549
Calories
Total time
3000
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Day one.
  2. Mix the first 11 ingredients into a large heavy based pot, place over a medium heat. Stir and bring to the boil (don't leave it alone in case it burns at the base).
  3. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, you can leave it alone for this part.
  4. Turn the heat off and add the orange juice, stir until well combined and leave overnight to soak. Place a lid over the top to stop moisture evaporating through the night.
  5. Day 2.
  6. In the cold pot with the pre-soaked fruit mixture add the remaining ingredients and stir well, be warned - you will need some serious elbow grease as the mixture will be very thick!
  7. In either 2 large and deep loaf tins or a deep 20x20cm grease and line the sides and base 4 times with brown paper (I use brown paper bags that I have sliced open). Have the paper create a rim that goes up and above the tin. For a square tin you will need around 8 paper bags.
  8. Place the cake mix into the prepared tin/s. Bang the cake tin on the floor about 10 times to get all the air bubbles out.
  9. Using a wet hand, smooth the cake to make it flat. At this stage you can choose to decorate the top with blanched almonds or not.
  10. Place into a cold oven, turn the oven up to 250 degrees F/150 degrees C for 3 1/2 - 4 hours for 1 large cake or 2 1/2 - 3 hours for 2 loaves. Rotate the cakes at least once during cooking - even it you have a fan forced oven. Cake is cooked when a skewer comes out clean.
  11. Cool in the tin, cake is best eaten the day after baking.
  12. Store in an airtight container for upto 5-7 days depending on your humidity.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 10549.37 Kcal (44168 kJ)
Calories from fat 3778.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 419.83g 646%
Cholesterol 1192.22mg 397%
Sodium 8223.6mg 343%
Potassium 6939.13mg 148%
Total Carbs 1613.73g 538%
Sugars 695.42g 2782%
Dietary Fiber 109.6g 438%
Protein 152.16g 304%
Vitamin C 182.3mg 304%
Vitamin A 2.5mg 83%
Iron 39.1mg 217%
Calcium 1542.1mg 154%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 332.56 Kcal (1392 kJ)
Calories from fat 119.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.23g 646%
Cholesterol 37.58mg 397%
Sodium 259.24mg 343%
Potassium 218.75mg 148%
Total Carbs 50.87g 538%
Sugars 21.92g 2782%
Dietary Fiber 3.45g 438%
Protein 4.8g 304%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 304%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 83%
Iron 1.2mg 217%
Calcium 48.6mg 154%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 245.2
    Points
  • 288
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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