Energy Bar

My husband is a runner and he usually takes along an energy bar to have during his runs. 

My energy bar is a variant of a rich Christmas cake , but heavily loaded with dry fruits and nuts.

Eggs -2
Sugar - 75 gms , powdered
Butter / Margarine/ refined oil - 75 gms
Nuts (feel free to add different varieties of nuts like pistachio, almonds, peanuts and walnuts) - 150 gms
Soft dry fruits (dates, raisins and fig)- 100 gms
Cinnamon - 4 * 1 inch pieces - ground
Clove - 4, ground
Ginger - 1 inch piece , squashed or ginger powder - 1 tbsp
(Optional) Orange peel - 1 tbsp
Orange juice (or any orange flavoured no fizzy drink) - 100ml
Maida / All purpose flour - 100gms
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp

Preheat oven at 160 C for 10 minutes.

Line and grease a flat shallow tray (30cms *24cms * 1inch) with butter paper and keep aside. A tray in which you bake sponge cakes , is the best. More the depth, the more time you have to bake.
And this is a bar, not a cake.

Sieve the flour with the baking powder, salt and finely ground spices.

Mix in the chopped nuts, chopped dry fruits, ginger and orange peel. They have to be evenly coated with the flour.

Beat the sugar and butter/ oil until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
Add in the orange juice and make a thin batter.
Incorporate the flour into this and FOLD well (meaning do not use a beater).
Spread evenly on the lined tray and bake for 40 minutes.
Allow to cool before cutting into rectangular slabs.