• 100g Sultanas
• 100g Raisins
• ½ cup Stewed apples
• 1 small Banana
• 1 ½ cups Water
• 12 teas Butter
• ½ teas Bicarb soda
• 1 teas Nutmeg
• 120g Plain flour
• ½ teas Cinnamon
• ½ teas Mixed spice
• 1 tab Apricot jam or marmalade

Combine together all fruit, water & butter in a saucepan, and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Leave to cool. When cool, add sifted dry ingredients. Mix in jam if preferred. Spray pan with non stick spray. Spread mixture into the pan & bake in moderate oven for 45 minutes. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before turning out onto rack.

—Maria Zamperoni