FRUITCAKE WITH APRICOT BUTTER ICING
This delicious light fruit sponge is packed with storecupboard staples like nuts and dried fruit, it's also budget-friendly
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield Makes a 20cm cake, about 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin with a little bit of the butter, then line with greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Wrap a couple of sheets of newspaper around the outside of the tin, then secure with string.
- In a food processor, whizz the almonds with the flour until the mix resembles crumbs. Beat the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one by one, then fold in the flour and almonds, dried fruit and brandy. Scrape into the tin, level the surface and bake for 1 hr 15 mins, until a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool in the tin.
- When the cake is completely cold, make the icing quickly by beating the butter, jam and icing sugar until pale. Don't allow the butter to get too warm or overbeat as the icing might split. Swirl all over the cake, then leave in a cool place to set (but not the fridge).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 699 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 96 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 86 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
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