Plum cake

Ingredients :

• 1 cup raisins 
• 1 cup figs chopped 
• 1 cup dried apricots chopped 
• 1/2cup dried ginger chopped 
• Half cup candied orange peel chopped 
• Three-Fourth cup Brandy 
• 225 gms butter melted 
• 380 gms flour 
• 1.5 tsps baking powder 
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon 
• Half tsp ground ginger 
• Half tsp ground cloves 
• Half tsp salt 
• 300 gms breakfast sugar 
• 150 gms packed brown sugar 
• 4 large eggs 
• 2 tbsp molasses 
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract 
• 1 cup toasted walnuts 
• Half cup apricot jam 
• Half cup warm water

How to make a plum cake:

• Stir together dried fruit, candied ginger, candied orange peel and brandy. Keep overnight. 
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter two 9/5 inch loaf tins. Line them with butter paper. 
• In a bowl mix dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, spices and salt. 
• In a mixer beat butter and both the sugars until smooth. Mix eggs one at a time followed by molasses and vanilla. Gradually add the flour mixture. Mix till smooth. Add the fruit mixture and walnuts. 
• Divide the batter between the two tins. Bake for 1 hour and 35 minutes or till the tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and brush the top with more liquor. Remove and place on a wired rack. 
• Heat the jam and water till smooth and glaze the top of the warmed cake.