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Ingredients-

Dried fruit of your choice-currants, raisins, apricots, sultanas, figs, prunes- 500g
Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
Bicarbonate of soda- 1/2 teaspoon
pinch of salt
Grated- 2 apples
Dates- 200g
Cinnamon- 1 teaspoon
Vanilla extract- Few drops
nutmeg- 1/2 teaspoon
Mixed spice- 1/2 teaspoon
Apple organic vinegar-1 tablespoon
Grated rind of an orange
Tub Margarine-50g Stork
4 Eggs
Ground almonds- 250g
Nuts of your choice (almonds, pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts)- 50g
Cherries- 50g

?          Temperature 150C

?          Baking time: 50 minutes

?          Serves: 12

Procedure:

?          Preheat the oven to 150 C.
Cover the cake tin with baking paper or prepare the cake tin with baking spray.

?          Melt the Stork margarine in the microwave.

?          Mix with all the liquid ingredients together and add the dates and grated apple with skin on.  Use an electric blender to bring this mixture to a smooth consistency. 

?          In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together including the nuts and cherries until they are coated with the ground almonds.

?          Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients.

?          Stir using a large metal spoon until the mixture is consistent but do not over mix.

?          Pour the batter into the prepared cake dish
Bake for an hour. Check after 50 minutes of baking time as each oven is different.

?          Leave the cake to cool in the container.
Store in an air tight tin preferably in the fridge if you are keeping long term as there is no added refined sugar that guarantees preservation.

To Decorate:
Stork margarine or butter-140g
Icing sugar-280g
Milk- 1-2 tablespoons

Margarine does change the taste of frosting but it also makes it softer and more pliable.

Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the remaining icing sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Beat in the milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.

Just before serving spread a thin layer of frosting on the top of the cake and decorate with pecan nuts and cherries.

NOTES:

Glaze the top with warm honey.

You will also need a 20cm round cake tin.