Cook Time: 25 Minutes
What you need
- 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 125g/4oz Caster Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Powder
- Pinch Bread Soda
- 50g/2oz Margarine (soft)
- Juice from one Orange (approx. 6 tablespoons)
- 1 Egg
- 125g/4oz Glac̩ Cherries (quartered)
- 125g/4oz Glac̩ Pineapple Pieces (chopped)
- A little Flour
To finish
- 2 tablespoons of Demerara Sugar
Recipe Steps
- Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, bread soda, margarine, orange juice and egg into a bowl and mix well until smooth. Fold fruit into cake mixture. Transfer to a greased and base lined 2lb (900g) loaf tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F, 180°C, Gas 4 for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle on the demerara sugar. Return to the oven and bake for a further 30-40 minutes or until a skewer, when inserted into the loaf, comes out clean. Leave in tin for 5 minutes, then cover with kitchen paper on a wire rack. Turn over carefully to avoid spilling coating. Leave to cool.
Notes:
Toss the prepared fruit in flour until well coated on all sides – this helps ensure an even distribution in the cake.
Any pineapple rings that are over can be chopped and added to the topping mixture
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