The Family

Me - Mum and wife, part time PA, small time collector of vintage china , amateur singer and actress, cross-stitcher, cook and cake baker.

Hubby - Dad and husband, computer fixer, dress maker, Lego builder, tenor and fez wearer. Loves his food except celery and basil.

DD - pre- teen daughter, bright, beautiful, talented, sporty, kind, honest, loving and funny. Knows what she likes and what she doesn't but tastes are getting wider as she gets older.

Friday, 20 July 2012

Pineapple Loaf Cake

Did I mention that I also make cakes?

This is one I make a lot - it originally came from Bella Magazine & the torn out page is getting quite tatty

It's a lovely cake & very moist

Ingredients

11oz self raising flour
5oz butter (cubed)
5oz caster sugar
6oz sultanas
1 small tin of pineapple rings - keep the juice
2 medium eggs (beaten)

Method


  • Preheat oven to 180C/Gas mark 4 
  • Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
  • Sift flour into a bowl, add the butter and rub in until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs
  • Stir in the sugar
  • Pat pineapple dry and cut into small pieces
  • Toss with the sultanas and add to the flourand mix well
  • Add eggs and pineapple juice and mix really well
  • Spoon into prepared tin and put in oven
  • Bake for 1hr 15 minutes (approx) 
  • Check after 45 minutes and put foil over the top if it is getting too brown
  • Leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes once it is cooked
  • Then cool on a wire rack
  • Eat
  • Enjoy!

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