Scottish Fruited Gingerbread

Total Time: 73 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 72 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb plain flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 1/2 ounces light brown sugar
• 3 ounces unsalted butter
• 4 fluid ounces golden syrup or 4 fluid ounces light corn syrup
• 5 fluid ounces milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 oranges, zest only
• 2 ounces dried apricots, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 grease and line a deep 7-inch square cake tin.
• 2 sift the flour, ginger, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together.
• 3 place sugar, butter, syrup and milk in a pan and warm gently until melted and blended.
• 4 do not boil.
• 5 add to the flour with the eggs and mix thoroughly.
• 6 stir in orange zest and apricots.
• 7 turn into the baking tin and bake at 325ºf for 60-65 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• 8 turn out and cool.
• 9 the flavour of this cake improves with age.
• 10 store in an airtight container for 2-3 days before serving.