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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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A simple, easy to make fruit cake that has a pumpkin main ingredient. This cake mixture also allows you to add little extras to it such as crystalised ginger, golden syrup or your choice of dried fruits. Ingredients:
250 g unsalted butter |
1 cup caster sugar |
4 eggs |
2 cups pumpkin, mashed |
750 g dried fruits |
3 cups self-raising flour |
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
Directions:
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
2. Add eggs one at a time and beat until a smooth mixture is achieved.
3. Add pumpkin puree and choice of dried fruits.
4. Fold in sifted flour and spices.
5. You may wish to add 1/4 cup of crystalised ginger and 1/4 cup of golden syrup, for something different.
6. Grease a large round cake tin with deep sides.
7. Place in a pre-heated oven. (150c regular or 130c fan forced).
8. Cook for 1 1/2 hours or until skewer comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven. Allow to cool.
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