Ingredients

• 1 cup - whole meal flour
• 1 cup - whole meal self-rising flour
• 1 cup - sugar
• 1/2 cup - sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup - water
• 350 g - Mixed fruit
• 125 g - margarine
• 2 - eggs
• grated rind
• juice of half a lemon

How to Make Fruit Cake

• In a saucepan, put sugar, margarine and water and stir continuously over gentle heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Add dried fruits and allow it to simmer for 3 mins. Remove and cool.
• Add in sifted flours including the husks, beaten eggs, sunflower seeds, lemon juice, rind and mix well.
• Pour mixture in a well-greased tin and bake in a slow oven at 140 degree C for 1 hour or until cooked.
• Allow to cool on wire rack before slicing.