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Boiled Pineapple Fruit Cake

A retro favourite, this recipe delivers a simple, sweet and moist fruit cake – and calls for a whole tin of crushed pineapple!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Resting time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian, New Zealand
Servings: 40 servings
Calories: 88kcal
Author: Libby Hakim

Equipment

  • cake tin (7-8 inch round or equivalent)

Ingredients

  • 500 grams mixed fruit
  • 440 grams tin crushed pineapple (in juice) (entire contents – DON'T drain)
  • 220 grams brown sugar (1 cup)
  • 125 grams butter
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 160 grams SR flour
  • 140 grams plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius/355 degrees fahrenheit).
  • Grease cake tin and line with baking paper.
  • Place mixed fruit, entire contents of tin of crushed pineapple, sugar, butter and bicarb soda in a saucepan. Heat gently to melt butter and dissolve sugar. Bring to a boil and boil steadily for 3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
  • Sift flours and mixed spice and add to the cooled mixture along with well beaten eggs. Stir to combine.
  • Pour mixture into prepared cake tin and bake for one hour. Reduce temperature to 160 degrees celsius/320 degrees fahrenheit and bake for a further 30-40 minutes.

Notes

TIPS
1. Don’t drain the pineapple – place the entire contents of the tin (pineapple + juice) into the saucepan.
2. The boiled mixture will froth up because of the bicarb soda. That’s fine.
3. To speed up the cooling process for the boiled mixture, place the saucepan in a cool water bath. Add some ice cubes to the water bath for an even quicker cool-down.
4. This cake is best stored in the fridge and should keep this way for up to one month.
5. Freeze by wrapping it in a cling wrap and freezing for up to 3 months.
Q. How do you store this fruit cake?
Given it contains no alcohol and crushed pineapple, it's best stored in the fridge and should keep this way for up to one month.
Q. Can you freeze this pineapple fruit cake?
You sure can. Simply wrap it in a cling wrap and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg