STAINED GLASS WINDOW CAKE .

Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Grease your pan ( 20 cm ring pan ) liberally with cooking spray making sure it is well covered . Place a mix of glace cherries (1 cup ) , 1/2 cup of crystallised ginger ( chopped ), 1/4 cup of mixed fruit , 1/4 cup of chopped dried apricots in a large bowl . add 2 tbs of apera ( alcoholic aperative ) and leave soak for 1 hour . Now stir in 2 cups of mixed whole nuts . Add 1/2 cup of plain flour mixed with 1/2 tsp of baking powder to the bowl . In a separate bowl whisk together 1 egg , 2 tbs of soft brown sugar and 60 gm of softened butter . Once mixed add this to the bowl with the fruit , nut and flour mixture . Stir to just combined , do not over beat. Spoon into the prepared pan and smooth the batter with the back of a wet wooden spoon . Bake in the prepared oven for 1 hour to 90 minutes , check with a skewer at 45 minutes . The cake will be cooked when the skewer inserted comes out clean and the cake is firm to touch . Leave the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes , before turning on to a wire rack, to cool completely . While cooling , microwave 1/4 cup of jam with 1 dsp of apera , until it is in liquid form . Brush the jam mixture over the top and sides of the cake while the jam mix is still warm . The cake will keep for 3 months in an airtight container in the refrigerator .