Wicklewood's Sugar Free and Gluten Free Apricot Sponge

photo by WicklewoodWench

- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 8 ounces butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 8 ounces gluten free self-raising flour
- 1 lb dried apricot
- 500 ml water
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces artificial sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Soak your dried apricots overnight in the 500ml of water.
- Preheat your oven to 180 deg C/ 350 deg F/gas mark four.
- Pour the apricots and water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Gently simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and liquidise.
- Beat butter, eggs and honey into the apricots.
- Sieve in the flour and mix well.
- Spoon into a greased cake tin and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from cake tin, transfer to a cooling rack and make frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, vanilla and cream cheese.
- Add the sweetener a cup at a time and mix until blended.
- When the cake is thoroughly cooled, top with cream cheese frosting.
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<p>I have always loved my food (not just my own but anyone's who offered it to me),,, then five years ago I was diagnosed with ceoliacs disease and all notion of ever having my favorite foods again went out the window. However, nessesity really is the mother of invention; instead of feeling sorry for myself and my dietry limitations,,,I got creative. I am in the process of starting my own business, which initially was exclusively targeted at ceoliacs, but thanks to my new husband and his diabetes, we hope to create food that is not only gluten free and sugar free or low carb, but will also cater for those amongst us with a whatever attitude to healthy food...Yes I do have one left at home,,bring on the empty nest.</p>
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