Nana’s Pumpkin Fruit Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Butter 2 Eggs ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence

1 Packet Dried Mixed Fruit 2 Cups Self Raising Flour 1 Cup Cold Mashed Pumpkin

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Cream butter & sugar 

Add eggs, and then add pumpkin & Vanilla Essence 

Add mixed fruit in to flour and roll around until it’s all coated

Sift the flour & mixed fruit through a hand sifter into wet ingredients – put the flour coated mixed fruit aside.

Hand mix the sifted flour into cake batter until well blended

Fold in fruit.

Bake in a moderate oven, 180 degrees,  for approximately 1 hour (until golden brown & firm)