Photo: David Holifield
Fruitcake with apricot butter icing
10 ingredients
25 min
MAKES a 20cm cake, about 12 slices
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This delicious light fruit sponge is packed with storecupboard staples like nuts and dried fruit, it's also budget-friendly
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
708
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
112g
Carbs
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Fruits | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 200g butter , softened
- 100g whole almonds
- 200g plain flour
- 200g icing sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 700g mixed dried fruits
- 25ml brandy
- 150g butter , softened
- 150g apricot jam
- 275g icing sugar , sifted
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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