Pumpkin Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces butter
1 cup brown sugar, not packed
1 cup mashed pumpkin, fresh not canned
2 cups self raising flour
1 lb dried mixed fruit (your choice)
2 tablespoons plum jam or 2 tablespoons marmalade
2 tablespoons orange juice, fresh
1 tablespoon golden syrup (honey if you are in the States)
1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
2 large eggs

Preparation

Cream the butter and sugar.
Add all the other ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour mixture into a greased and lined 8 inch square tin (needs to be deep).
Bake at 170oC for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until when cooked when tested.
Note - Blached almonds can be added to the top of this cake prior to baking to make it look pretty.