Ingredients:
- 650g Mixed fruit (any combination of sultanas, raisins, dates apricots etc)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 125g butter
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1/4 cup sweet sherry
- 1 small tin crushed pineapple
- 1 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 cup Self Raising flour
- 1 cup Plain flour
Method:
- Combine fruit, sugar, butter, mixed spice, sherry and pineapple in a saucepan.
- Slowly bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool.
- Add the sodium bicarbonate, beaten eggs and sifted flour to the fruit mix.
- Bake in a lined 20cm cake tin at 170c (150c fan forced) for approximately 11/2 hours or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Leave in the tin to cool and store in an airtight container.
