I made this as a cake a while back, and had to bring something to a family thing and didn’t have a cake tin so tried these as cake bars because they’d be easier to move.

The recipe couldn’t be simpler and you don’t even need scales to measure the ingredients.  It’s based on a recipe the blessed Dolly Parton’s character calls out to someone in the movie Steel Magnolias. The name comes from the recipe needing a cup of each ingredient.

There are equal quantities of the ingredients and you can use the can to measure the ingredients.  It’s also handy to make from store cupboard staples and literally takes 5 minutes to knock together before baking

Ingredients

400ml Can of fruit salad (make sure to buy the one with syrup, not saved in juice)

Sugar

Self raising flour

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, line a 6in x 9in baking tin with baking parchment
• Pour the can of fruit salad into a large bowl.
• Rinse out the can and dry it well.  Fill the can with flour, empty the flour into the bowl (you can sift it if you have time)
• Fill the can with sugar and add it into the other ingredients.  Mix with a spatula until well combined and there are no floury patches
• Empty the cake mix into the baking tin and spread evenly.  Bake for 25-30 minutes