Apricot And Prune Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried apricots
3/4 cup pitted prunes
7 tbsp butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 None eggs, beaten
1 None lemon, peel finely grated
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup milk or buttermilk

Preparation

Soak dried fruit in water overnight.
Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F. Line bottom of an 8-inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Spread bottom and sides with 1 tbsp of the butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange drained apricots and prunes in pan, almost covering bottom.
Beat remaining 6 tbsp butter and granulated sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and lemon peel and beat well. Sift flour with a large pinch of salt and fold into batter alternately with milk. Spoon batter carefully into pan, spreading over fruit.
Bake for 40 mins until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool on a wire rack, fruit-side up.