INGREADIENT

• 450 g canned pineapple crushed
• 375 g mixed dried fruit
• 125 g raisins
• 1 cup sugar
• 125 g butter
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain flour
• 60 g pecans chopped optional

Direction

1. Combine the first 8 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for approximately 5 minutes. Cool.
2. To the cooled mixture, add the self-raising flour and 1 egg. Mix well. Add the plain flour and the other egg.
3. Mix in the pecans.
4. Place mixture into a well greased and floured 20cm x 20cm cake tin.
5. Bake for approximately 2 hours at 150C.