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Full of delicious nuts and dried fruits drowned in brandy, you won't even notice that our Christmas cake is healthier than the traditional version! And there are gluten-free and other options too.
Egg-free, milk-free and nut-free Christmas cake
In step 1, increase water to 1 cup. Omit eggs and nuts from recipe. Change flour ratios to 1/2 cup flour and 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour. Continue as instructed.
Gluten-free Christmas cake
Replace flours with gluten-free baking mix and check ground spice is gluten-free. Continue as instructed.
Calories 251 cal
Kilojoules 1050 kJ
Total fat 5 g
Saturated fat 1 g
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This is an amazing recipe – now to become my annual go-to!
Why? Because not only is it a healthier and less expensive combo, it is SO much easier to make and baked perfectly.
It is basically ‘one pot’ preparation, again better than the messy collection of prep dishes I usually have.
It’s pretty versatile – with supermarkets being out of several fruit ingredients (no raisins at Christmas!) I made up the cups of fruit with what I had on hand; sultanas, citrus peel, a few extra dates and the top has flaked almonds instead of whole. I also used whiskey for the alcohol and it smells divine.
Highly recommended to all!
I agree with your review of the deliciousness of this cake, ease of preparation and versatility.
And yes, so annoying that even the most common dried fruits are completely sold out. I was forced to buy expensive (but great quality) organic dried prunes, figs, raisins and even sultanas from a Wholefood supplier. Thank goodness Xmas is but once a year
I’ve always doubled-up on the fruit content of my mother’s Christmas cake recipe, and this year I’ve halved the fat and sugar too. The proportions come out to pretty much what’s in this recipe. However, I soak the dried fruit in sherry overnight, and use black treacle instead of golden syrup to make a really dark cake.