It's the month of December and as X'mas is not too far away, I made this Apricot & Sultana Fruit Cake which can be made early and giveaway as a gift to relatives and friends during this festive season. This cake keeps well and yummy with a cuppa of plain hot tea for breakfast, tea party or snack. Recipe for Apricot and Sultana Fruit Cake Ingredients 13.1/2 oz dried apricot, chopped 9 oz sultanas, chopped 8 Tbsp orange Cointreau 12 oz butter/margarine 5 oz vanilla/caster sugar Zest of 3 oranges Zest of 1.1/2 lemon 6 eggs 6 oz plain flour 3/4 tsp baking powder 6.3/4 oz almond meal Method Combine chopped apricots and sultanas with Cointreau in a bowl and set aside. You can keep this in the fridge, covered, overnight. Sift flour with the baking powder, set aside. Cream butter, sugar, zest till light, creamy and thick. Add in the eggs one @ a time, mix well after each addi...
