Name: Wreath cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 cup cherries; 1 cup mixed chopped dried apricots and dried pineapple; 1/2 cup ginger, halved; 2 tablespoon orange-flavoured liqueur; 1 cup roasted hazelnuts; 1 cup pecans, toasted; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 60 gram butter, melted; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup apricot jam

Wreath cake

Makes 1 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

50M

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

1 cup cherries

1 cup mixed chopped dried apricots and dried pineapple

1/2 cup ginger, halved

2 tablespoon orange-flavoured liqueur

1 cup roasted hazelnuts

1 cup pecans, toasted

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 tablespoon brown sugar

60 gram butter, melted

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup apricot jam

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan forced. Grease a 20cm (base diameter) ring pan. Line base with baking paper.

2.Combine fruit, liqueur and nuts in a large bowl. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and brown sugar over fruit; add butter and egg. Fold until just combined.

3.Spoon mixture into prepared pan; smooth surface. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

4.Turn cake right-side up. Heat jam in a small saucepan; pass through a coarse sieve. Brush top and sides of cake with jam. Cut into slices to serve.

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