BOILED FRUIT CAKE (MICROWAVED)

BOILED FRUIT CAKE (MICROWAVED)
This is a “never-fail” recipe for the microwave, ideal for freezing either whole or in two halves; simply wrap well in plastic wrap.

Ingredients:
450 g can crushed pineapple and juice
500 g mixed dried fruit
1 Tab sherry
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
125 g butter or margarine
1 cup plain flour
1 cup SR flour
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten

1. Place the crushed pineapple, dried fruit, sherry, brown sugar, vanilla essence & butter in a casserole dish and cook on High for 6 minutes. Allow to stand until cool.
2. Fold in the flours, mixed spice, bicarb & the lightly beaten eggs.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased 24 cm ring dish*, and cook for 18 minutes on Medium. 4. Cover with a tea towel and allow to stand for 20 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack.
*I use microwave-safe ring pans for baking my cakes in the microwave.