Vegetarian fruit cake

Ingredients
375g plain flour (sifted with bicarbonate soda)
180g castor sugar (200g if you prefer it sweeter)
200g mixed fruit (dried)
250ml boiling water (1 cup)
125ml fruit juice (1/2 cup of apple juice used in this case)
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda


Preparation
1. Put water, sugar, mixed fruit and spices into a saucepan and bring to boil.
2. Cool the mixture and transfer it to a mixing bowl.

3. Add in the fruit juice and stir in the sifted flour.

4. Transfer batter to a greased cake tray (or even better lined with greased baking paper).
5. Bake in preheated oven over 180 degrees for 45-50 minutes (or until cooked).

6. Let it cool a little first before overturn it onto the rack.
7. Cut and serve when cooled.