Pumpkin Fruit Cake

Submitted by cookingpompom

"From my grandmothers handwritten recipe box collecion. Original recipe is by a Mrs Dot Felstead, no date given. My grandmother was an avid baker, she loved anything with fruit in it - fruit cakes in particular as she made wedding cakes right up until the age of 76."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 15-20

ingredients

• 4 ounces butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, not packed
• 1 cup mashed pumpkin, fresh not canned
• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 lb dried mixed fruit (your choice)
• 2 tablespoons plum jam or 2 tablespoons marmalade
• 2 tablespoons orange juice, fresh
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup (honey if you are in the States)
• 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
• 2 large eggs

directions

1. Cream the butter and sugar.
2. Add all the other ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
3. Pour mixture into a greased and lined 8 inch square tin (needs to be deep).
4. Bake at 170oC for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until when cooked when tested.
5. Note - Blached almonds can be added to the top of this cake prior to baking to make it look pretty.