Julia's Fruit Cake

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• 255 g raisins
• 255 g sultanas
• 170 g Dried Currants

• saucepan

Mix all fruit in a large Saucepan.

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• oven

Add water to cover fruit. Bring water to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 130 degrees

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• roasting pan

Grease and line roasting tin with grease proof paper. Roasting tin roughly 28cm Square.

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• 5 eggs
• 510 g caster sugar

• whisk

Add eggs to caster sugar. Combine thoroughly.

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Strain water from fruit. Return fruit to saucepan.

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• 340 g butter

Cut butter into blocks and add to fruit in saucepan. Allow butter to melt.

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When butter has melted, add combined egg and sugar mixture. Stir to mix.

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• 510 g Self Raising Flour

Add sifted flour and stir thoroughly.

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Pour mixture into prepared tin. Ensure evenly distributed throughout.