Gluten Free Pineapple Fruit Cake

This has always been a favourite of mine and is very moist and wholesome... an ideal cake for Christmas.

Makes an ideal Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

470 gram can crushed unsweetened pineapple

500 grams Sunbeam gourmet mixed fruit

125 grams butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 large free range eggs

1 cup gluten free self-raising flour

1 cup gluten free plain flour

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon salt

Method:

Line a deep 20 cm round cake tin with two sheets of baking paper, bringing the paper 5 cm above the edges of the tin.

Combine undrained pineapple, chopped fruit, butter, sugar, spice and soda in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved, bring to boil and boil uncovered for 3 minutes. Allow to become cold.

When boiled fruit is cold, add beaten eggs and sifted dry ingredients, mix well.

Spread mixture evenly into the prepared tin.

Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees fan-forced for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until cooked when tested.

Cover and leave in tin until completely cold.