Boiled Fruit Cake - Sunbeam Foods - Australian Dried Fruits

Ingredients

• 500g Sunbeam Mixed Fruit
• ½ cup sherry or brandy
• 1 cup water
• 125g butter
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 2 x eggs
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• ½ teaspoon mixed spice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• blanched almonds for decoration