"Special" Fruit Cake

I do not know what made this cake special, but I do know it came from Mrs Crawford, who used to live diagonally opposite us in Cabramatta.  She and mum were very good friends, even though we all thought Mrs Crawford was rather stuck up.  There is no spice or nuts in this cake, which makes it quite unique, and it is a very large cake!

There are no baking instructions with the original recipie - mum would not have needed them!

Special Fruit Cake

Rating Moderate

 Ingrediants:

10 eggs
1lb butter
1lb brown sugar
1-1/4 lb plain flour
4 lbs mixed fruit
1/4 lb almonds
1/2 cup sherry
1/2 tsp bi carbonated soda, dissolved in 1 tblsp water.

Method

Prepare fruit by soaking in sherry overnight.
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time.
Add flour and fruit alternatiively.
Mix in the bi-carb soda and water.
Place in lined tin and bake at 160C until cooked.

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