Jane's Cherry Cake

250g tin cherries drained
125 g dried apricots chopped
125 g dried figs chopped
125 g chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds or pecans)
150 g plain flour
2 ¼ tsp baking powder
165 g sugar
3 eggs
1 egg white
¼ cup vegetable oil
60 ml brandy
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract

Combine cherries, apricots, figs, nuts, flour, baking pdr and half the sugar. Beat egg & egg whites with remaining sugar then stir in the oil, brandy, almond & vanilla extracts. Stir egg mixture into the fruit mixture. Bake in a lined & buttered tin @ 180 for 40 – 45 mins. Cool on a rack for 15 mins before turning out. Keeps up to 4 days in the fridge……………if you can resist eating it for that long!

Enjoy!

Jane