Brandy pineapple fruit cake

I am going to re-post this fruitcake recipe because I love to eat this fruitcake but only bake it once a year. And every year, I forget where I store it and can’t find the recipe.

So, here goes my never fail pineapple fruit cake moistened with lots and lots of brandy.

RECIPE

Pineapple Fruit Cake

Heat oven to 180 deg C
Line a large cake tin. (Size : 20 cm square tin) or use two small tins

1 can (abt 250-300 gm drained weight) of pineapple rings (squeeze the syrup) and cut into small pieces

375 gm mixed fruits (the weight of a box) * soak in 5 tablespoons of brandy 3 days before baking. Keep in refigerator till needed

100 gm brown sugar (the light brown one like castor sugar)

150 gm butter

Put all the above into a pot and cook over low fire till sugar and butter melt. Leave to cool.

Then add:

2 large eggs

250 gm self-raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Mix well. (see? no need beating or anything like that) Bake in 180 deg C oven for 1 hour. Test with a satay stick. If it comes out clean, then cake is baked. Remove from oven and drizzle with 3 tablespoon of brandy while the cake is still hot. Cake tastes best if left for a day or two, wrapped with aluminium foil. Do not attempt to cut the cake while it is still fresh because it will crumble. Wrapping it in aluminium foil and soak in brandy will make the cake moist and smells heavenly.

In place of brandy, one can use orange juice. However, the cake will not keep well.

The original recipe was posted way back in 2005 under my fruitcake recipe at my old food blog. That’s a six years old blog post!