Name: Boiled sultana cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 cup sultanas (or other dried fruits); 1/2 cup sweet sherry; 1/2 cup water; 125 gram butter, chopped; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder

Boiled sultana cake

Serves 12

Makes 1 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

1H 40M

Total

1H 55M

Ingredients

3 cup sultanas (or other dried fruits)

1/2 cup sweet sherry

1/2 cup water

125 gram butter, chopped

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 1/2 cup plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Method

1.Preheat oven to slow, 150°C. Lightly grease and line a 20cm cake pan.

2.Place sultanas, sherry and water in a large saucepan. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes.

3.Bring sultana mixture to the boil. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, or until sultanas are plump and most of the liquid is absorbed.

4.Add butter and sugar. Reduce heat and simmer; stirring, until butter has melted and sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and place base of the saucepan in cold water to cool mixture.

5.Stir eggs and vanilla through, then sifted flour and baking powder. Mix to combine.

6.Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 40 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool in pan before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely.

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