Fresh Fruit cake

This is a yummy cake with the added advantage of being packed with fresh fruit. You can be a little adventurous with the fruit you include- you don't necessarily have to follow the ones in this recipe. However, make sure they are firm and not too ripe.

Ingredients:

225g mixed fresh fruit (apples, pears, nectarines)
170g butter, softened
170g caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
170g self-raising flour
2 tsps ground cinnamon

1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees-Celsius.
2) Peel, core, stone and dice fruit.
3) Cream butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
4) Gradually add the beaten eggs.
5) Sift in the flour and cinnamon and fold into the mixture
6) Slowly mix in the fruit.
7) Bake in the oven for 1 hour.

The perfect teatime treat!