PINEAPPLE FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients......1 x 225gm can of crushed pineapple, undrained, 225gm of butter/ marg, 3/4 cup of soft brown sugar, 725gm of mixed dried fruit, 3 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 cup of self raising flour, 1 cup of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of bi carb of soda, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1 tsp of almond extract, 1 tsp of lemon essence, 1 tsp of ground cloves, 1 dsp of mixed spice. Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Lightly grease and line a 23cm round or square cake pan with baking paper. Place the pineapple, butter/ marg, sugar and mixed fruit in a medium saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. When the ingredients are well combined , remove from the heat and cool. When well cooled, add the remaining ingredients and mix with a dough hook on your electric mixer or with a wooden spoon until well combined. Pour into the prepared pan and then bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or un til a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.