Freefrom Fig & Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 8 soft dried apricots
• 4 soft dried figs
• 5 tbsp brandy or fruit juice (apple, cranberry or pomegranate)
• 1 tbsp palm, rice, agave or maple syrup or molasses
• 2-4 Bramley cooking apples, depending on size
• 200g / 7 oz dairy-free spread (we used Pure Organic)
• 150g / 5½ oz light muscovado sugar (raw sugar)
• 140g / 5 oz rice flour
• 60g / 2 oz buckwheat flour
• 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder (baking soda)
• ¼ tsp xanthan gum
• 3 eggs