Walnut Cake with Apricot Sauce - Christina Cooks

Ingredients

• 6-8 fresh apricots, halved, pitted, diced
• 1 cup dried apricots, diced
• 3 tablespoons brown rice syrup
• ¼ cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup unsweetened organic almond or soy milk
• pinch sea salt
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• 2 ½ cups sprouted whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
• 4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• generous pinch sea salt
• 1 tablespoon grain coffee, dissolved in 1 cup hot spring or filtered water
• ½ cup avocado oil
• 2/3 cup brown rice syrup
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1-2 cups unsweetened organic almond or soy milk
• 2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger
• ½-2/3 cup coarsely minced walnut pieces