Rice Pudding Cake

Ingredients

 * 3 cups cooked rice
 * 4 eggs, beaten
 * ½ cup demerara sugar (or brown sugar)
 * 2 medium bananas, mashed
 * 2 apples, finely chopped
 * 1 pound cottage cheese
 * 2 cups mixed dried fruit
 * ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
 * ½ cup mixed nuts or almonds, roughly chopped
 * grated rind of one mandarin or orange
 * 1 teaspoon nutmeg
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) Combine everything together and mix well.
 * 2) Place mixture in a greased tin, such as a fluted (or regular) bundt pan.
 * 3) Bake at 400 °F for about half an hour until firm and cooked through.
 * 4) When a skewer comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
 * 5) Allow to cool in the tin.
 * 6) The rice should be well drained after cooking in water, and left in the refrigerator for at least a few hours before baking the cake.