Pineapple and Apple Slice

The Australian Women’s Weekly No. 2 Menu Planner, 28 easy two-course family dinners, Sydney 1987

Pineapple and Apple Slice

185g butter; 1 tspn grated lemon rind; 1 tspn grated orange rind; ¾ cup castor sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup plain flour; ½ cup self-raising flour; 450g can crushed pineapple, drained; 410g can pie apple

Beat butter, lemon rind, orange rind and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition; stir in sifted flours. Spread half the mixture over the base of a greased lamington pan (base measures 19cm X 29cm). top with combined pineapple and pie apple. Spread remaining cake mixture over pineapple mixture. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes (or place mixture into microwave proof ring pan, microwave on HIGH for about 8 minutes). Dust with sifted icing sugar just before serving.
Recipe unsuitable to freeze.