Tropical coconut sugar loaf

The tropical fruit can be coarsely chopped in a food processor.

Ingredients

1 cup	Coconut sugar (Main)
1 cup	Hot water
75 g	Butter
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
1 pinch	Ground nutmeg
1 pinch	Salt
150 g	Papaya, dried or glace, chopped (Main)
150 g	Dried mangos, or glace, chopped (Main)
150 g	Dried pineapple, or glace, chopped (Main)
2 large	Eggs, lightly beaten
1 ½ cups	Flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
1 tsp	Vanilla essence

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a heavy-gauge, 24cm x 13cm loaf pan and line the base with baking paper.
2. Place the coconut sugar, hot water, butter, spices and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the tropical fruits. Cool to lukewarm.
3. Stir in the eggs and the sifted flour and baking powder. Add the vanilla. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
4. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil and store for a couple of days before slicing.

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