Apricot Choc Chip Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1 cup apricot nectar
• 125 g softened butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
• 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 combine apricots and nectar in bowl and stand for an hour.
• 2 grease and line round cake pan.
• 3 cream butter & sugar in small bowl until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg yolks one at a time, beat until well combined.
• 5 stir in coconut, then half the sifted flour and half the apricot mixture, stir in remaining flour and apricots.
• 6 add choc bits.
• 7 beat egg whites in bowl until soft peaks form, fold into mixture until well combined.
• 8 spread in pan and bake in oven for about 1 hour or until skewer comes out clean.
• 9 stand for 5 minutes before turning onto cooling rack.
• 10 dust with sifted icing sugar.