Farmhouse Fruit Cake

2home Ingredients
15 g Mixed Spice
240 g Sultanas
120 g Currants
60 g Cherries
180 g Margarine
120 g Caster or Brown Sugar
120 ml Water
pinch Salt
240 g Self Raising Flour
3 Eggs
Blanched Almonds

Method

Put all ingredients except the flour and the eggs into a large saucepan and boil for 10 minutes.  Turn into a mixing bowl and cool for at least 15 minutes.

Spin the eggs and mix into the cool mixture.

Add the flour and mix.

Put into a greased and lined cake tin 20 cms and decorate with blanched almonds.

Bake at  245 C to 260 C, M 9 to 10 for 2 hours.