BOILED PINEAPPLE FRUIT CAKE

Pre heat your oven to 160 deg C. Place 1 x 440gm can of crushed pineapple , 1 cup of castor sugar , 125 gm of marg / butter , 2 and 2/3 cups of mixed dry fruit and a pinch of salt in a large saucepan over a medium heat Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes . Stir in 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda and then remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Then add 2 lightly beaten eggs , mix till well incorporated . In a separate bowl mix together 1 cup of plain flour with 1 cup of self raising flour and 1 tsp of mixed spice . Gently fold the flour and spice into the fruit mixture . Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm round or square cake pan . Bake for 2 and 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Leave in the pan to cool on a cake cooler .