Categories: Festive Season

Ingredients

• 1 C each cubed, crystallised mango, papaya & pineapple
• 2 C sultanas
• 1 C white wine, or 1/2 juice & 1/2 water
• 1/2 C glace cherries
• 250 g butter, softened
• 1 C sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 t vanilla essence
• grated rind 1 orange & 1 lemon
• 1 C ground almonds
• 1 1/2 C high grade plain flour
• 1 1/2 t baking powder

Directions

1. Simmer sultanas & crystallised fruit in wine/juice 5 minutes, until liquid is almost absorbed.

2. Leave, covered overnight. Stir in cherries.

3. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs singly, along with a spoonful of ground almonds each time.

4. Beat in remaining ingredients.

5. Bake in well-lined 20-23cm cake pan at 150oC for 45 minutes, then at 130oC for

6. 1 1/2 – 2 hours.

7. Can be iced, or served plain.

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