This is not for those of you who gag at the mere thought of the stuff.  Maybe my taste buds are goofed up but I like the stuff but haven’t been able to eat it in years due to a moderate - severe allergy to eggs.

I have here a recipe for no-egg fruitcake of unknown origin.  If it’s infringing on a copyright by being here, sorry about that and please let me know asap:  mrsnicklebee at yahoo dot com

How to make eggless fruit cake:
This is a delicious fruit cake which is suitable for people cannot or do not wish to eat eggs. Obviously in the past when eggs were very expensive this would have been a more economical fruit cake.

Ingredients
2 cups self raising flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 level teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup butter
3/4 cup dried mixed fruit
1/2 cup sugar
12 tablespoons hot water
1/2 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
flaked almonds
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method
- Put the mixed spice, nutmeg, butter, dried mixed fruit, sugar and water into a saucepan.
- Place the over a medium heat and stir the mixture until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.
- Add the bicarbonate of soda and stir.
- Put the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center of it.
- Pour the lukewarm mixture into this.
- Mix well and pour into a greased cake tin.
- Smooth the top of the mixture and sprinkle with a few flaked almonds.
- Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes at 185 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions).
- Turn onto a wire rack to cool