Grandma Esther’s Oil Cake with Apricots & Pecans

Directions

1. Oil a 9 x 9-inch baking pan and line with oiled parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the oil, sugar, and eggs.
3. In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Pour the dry ingredients over the wet and fold in. Fold in the fruit and the pecans.
4. Spread the batter in the pan. Bake on the middle racks for about 1 hour, or up to 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the top is crisp and brown and a toothpick or skewer inserted in comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully turn out onto a rack to cool.