Mix flour and yeast. Warm the milk lukewarm. Pour into the flour mixture and knead with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Add egg, soft butter, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel and knead. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile dice the apricots and figs. Halve the cherries.
Work prepared fruits and raisins into the dough. Form oblong. Place in a greased box form (approx. 30 cm long) sprinkled with breadcrumbs. Cover and leave to rise for about 1 hour. Then bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 45 minutes. Let the fruit cake cool down and sprinkle with warmed jam. Decorate with small flowers of raisins and cherries
Waiting time approx. 90 minutes