Christmas Fruit Cake

Name: Christmas Fruit Cake
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large cooking apple, cored and roughly chopped; 142 grams buckwheat flour; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 85 grams dairy-free spread or coconut butter; 2 larges eggs or 3 tsp gluten and wheat-free baking powder; 79 milliliters brandy, sweet sherry or fruit juice or 3/4 cup if you are not using eggs; 1 level tsp each ground mace and cloves; 1 large orange, cut in small pieces; 113 grams each raisins, currants, sultanas and chopped softened prunes and softened apricots; 113 grams rice flour; 113 grams nut or seed butter

This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 452 calories, 11g of protein, and 19g of fat. A mixture of orange, rice flour, raisins, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is perfect for Christmas. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas mark 3.Whizz the orange and apple in a food processor until chopped small.

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Orange

Apple

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Food Processor

Oven

Add the spread or coconut butterand the nut or seed butter and whizz again till well amalgamated.Turn into a large bowl.

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Seed Butter

Coconut

Spread

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Bowl

Add the dried fruit and spices followed by the eggs, flours and brandy, sherry or juice and mix thoroughly.Line the base and side of a 8 inch cake tin with greased greaseproof paper and spoon in the mixture.

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Dried Fruit

Brandy

Sherry

Spices

Juice

Base

Egg

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Cake Form

Bake for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean.Partially cool in the tin and then on a rack. Eat as it is, or ice for the full Christmas experience.

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Ice