How to make carrot loaf cake step by step

Step 1 - preparations

• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (fan-assisted) or 180 degrees (top/bottom heat mode).
• Line the loaf pan with baking paper or grease with butter and dust with flour.
• Cut the apricots and plums into smaller pieces - I cut them into strips.
  
• Roughly chop the nuts and transfer them to a large bowl, add cranberries or raisins.
  approx 450 g mixed dried fruit and nuts
  
• Add the chopped dried fruit and a tablespoon of flour - mix the dried fruit thoroughly with the flour.
  1 tablespoon wheat flour - all-purpose
  

Step 2 - prepare the fruitcake batter

• In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients for the dough.
  225 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 100 g sugar, 1-2 teaspoons gingerbread spice, 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• In a second bowl, mix the wet ingredients and eggs together.
  200 ml apple juice, 50 ml oil, 3 eggs
  
• Grate the carrot on a fine grater.
  approx 170 g carrots
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon.
  
• Add the grated carrot and mix.
  
• Add the chopped dried fruit and mix with a spoon.
  
• Transfer the dough to the prepared mold.
  

Step 3 - bake the fruitcake

• Place the fruitcake in the preheated oven and bake for about 70-80 minutes - check with a skewer to see if the cake is well baked.
• Cool the finished cake and remove it from the mold.
• Decorate as desired.