Pineapple Christmas Cake

• cakes
• vegetarian
• winter
• xmas

Preparation

20 mins

Cooking

2 hours

Ingredients

• 7oz Self-Raising Flour
• 13 ½ oz can of Pineapple pieces, drained and chopped
• 5oz Butter
• 2 Beaten Eggs
• 4oz Caster Sugar
• 12oz Mixed Dried Fruit
• 4oz Glace Cherries, chopped
• 2 tbsp brandy
• Pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts and red and green cherries to decorate (can be iced instead of fruit and nuts).

Method

1. Grease and line a 7" cake tin.
2. Cream together butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs and flour gradually, mixing well between each addition.
4. Fold in fruit and cherries and well-drained chopped pineapple. Add brandy and mix well.
5. Turn into cake tin and level top.
6. Arrange nuts and assorted cherries in a decorative pattern on top of cake. Bake on the bottom shelf in a pre-heated oven 300F, 150C, Gas Mark 3 for one hour. Reduce oven to 275F, 125C, Gas Mark 2 for a further hour.
7. Check with a skewer in centre of cake to see if it is cooked. If not, cook for a little extra time. Cover with greaseproof if getting too brown.
8. Cool and store.