Tropical Fruit Cakes

16 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour + 2 tbsp
  • 1/2 cup self rising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 15 ounces crushed pineapple drained
  • 2 bananas mashed
  • 2 eggs beaten lightly
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • icing Lemon
  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup walnut halves toasted, to decorate

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line 3 foil loaf pans with parchment paper.
  2. 2
    Sift together flour, baking soda, spices and sugar. Mix in coconut, pineapple, banana, eggs and oil until combined. Distribute between prepared pans and bake for around 45 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on a wire rack.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, to make the lemon icing, combine all ingredients. Heat over a double boiler until fluid and pourable.
  4. 4
    Drizzle lemon icing over cooled cakes and decorate with walnut halves.

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