Apricot and chocolate chip loaf cake
Do you really always want elaborate cakes? Sometimes I do and sometimes it is the downright simple that really hits the spot. So, on that note, this cake is going to be one of the downright simple variety and no less good for that. It is perfect with a hot cup of tea. One thing that my mother taught me about cooking was: If you don't put good things into your food don't expect a good result. So this cake is made with all good things but the making is simple. What you'll need: 250g self raising flour 120g butter 120g sugar 2 eggs perhaps a splash of milk 100g dried apricots, the no soak variety. Chop them up a bit 75g chocolate chips a teaspoon of vanilla extract To make: heat your oven to approx gas mark 4 or 160 C. Put the flour and sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it into the dry ingredients until it resembles small peas. No need to be too fine with this. Add the apricots that should be about the size of peas, and the chocolate. Stir in. Break the egg into the mix...