Apricot Keks

• I made a lovely apricot and prune keks – fruit cake – several months ago.
• I still had a lot of dried apricots so decided to make this just with apricots.
• This time I made it in a 21 centimetre square tin
• It too was delicious.

• You have to start this cake the night before.

  Ingredients

  • 385g dried apricots
  • 100ml hot Earl Grey tea
  • 100ml sherry
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  • 115g currants
  • 115g sultanas
  • 115g raisins
  • 50g mixed peel
  • *
  • 150g soft brown sugar
  • 150g butter
  • 2 eggs
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  • 185g plain flour
  • 2 teaspoons of mixed spice

  Method

  • Chop the apricots into small pieces.
  • Place them into a bowl and pour the hot tea over them.
  • Leave until this is cold.
  • Add the sherry, cover and leave overnight.
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  • Add the other dried fruits to the soaked apricots and mix well.
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  • Grease and line all sides of a 21 cm square tin
  • Pre-heat the oven to GM 1- 140°C
  • Mix the flour with the mixed spices.
  • Cream the sugar and butter till well blended.
  • Add the eggs and mix well together.
  • Fold in the flour mixture.
  • Add the dried fruits and mix well together.
  • Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth down the top.
  • Bake for  3 – 3¼ hours.
  • Leave to cool in the tin.

Note

You can use a 24cm tin – and bake for 2 – 2¼ hours.