Pumpkin Fruitcake

Submitted by Doreen Randal

"This one keeps well. It's an old favourite, easy."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 fruitcake

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin, cold, mashed
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 lb dried mixed fruit

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
2. Then add cold mashed pumpkin, flour sifted with cream of tartar and baking soda.
3. Lastly mix in 1 lb dried mixed fruit. Turn into greased pan Bake in slow oven 1 1/2 hours.
4. Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.
5. New Zealand.

Reviews

[Tootie805]

Delicious and easy! Can't ask for more.

 

[Studentchef]

Although this was an easy ro put together recipe, I had one problem: what temperature to put it at. I found that 300 degrees F worked best for the alloted times. For the dried fruit I used dark raisins, dried apricots and prunes.