Dads Accidental Fruitcake

My Dad loves to make fruitcake, one day he accidently used a tin of fruit salad instead of pineapple and the result was fantastic!! Its the only way we make fruitcake from that day onwards.

• Ready In: 1 hr 21 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 450  g  mixed fruit
• 1 (440 g) can  fruit salad
• 115  g butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup plain flour
• 1  cup self raising flour
• 1  teaspoon mixed spice
• 1  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1  egg
• 1  pinch salt

Directions

1. Boil mixed fruit, fruit salad, sugar, butter and spice for 5 minutes.
2. Take off the boil and add the bi carb soda, mix well and leave to cool.
3. Add egg, flours and salt, mix and place in cake tin and into the oven at 140c for 1 1/2hrs.