Eggless Fruitcake Recipe

Ingredients <br>- ¾ cup hot water <br>- ½ cup butter <br>- ½ cup white sugar <br>- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg <br>- 1 teaspoon mixed spice <br>- ¾ cup dried mixed fruit, chopped <br>- ½ teaspoon baking soda <br>- 2 cups self-rising flour <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan. <br>step 2: In a saucepan, combine the water, butter, sugar, nutmeg, mixed spice and fruit. Stir over medium heat until the butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil, then simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly until lukewarm. Stir in baking soda. <br>step 3: Sift flour into a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the fruit mixture into the flour, and mix together until blended. <br>step 4: Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing surface with the back of a spoon. Bake in the preheated oven for 75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and cool completely. <br>

Ingredients
- ¾ cup hot water
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- ¾ cup dried mixed fruit, chopped
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups self-rising flour

Directions
step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
step 2: In a saucepan, combine the water, butter, sugar, nutmeg, mixed spice and fruit. Stir over medium heat until the butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil, then simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly until lukewarm. Stir in baking soda.
step 3: Sift flour into a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the fruit mixture into the flour, and mix together until blended.
step 4: Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing surface with the back of a spoon. Bake in the preheated oven for 75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and cool completely.

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