Gluten and Sugar Free Christmas Cake

"From Barbara Cousins "Cooking Without""
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
1 Cake
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Chop dates into small pieces and place in a pan with the water.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for approimately 10 minutes until the dates are soft.
  • Cool the date mixture.
  • Process or beat together the date mixture, oil, ground almonds, spice, eggs and flours until they are well blended.
  • Stir in the dried fruit and mix well by hand.
  • Place into a lined and greased 6"- 8" cake tin and bake at Gas Mark 3, 330 oF, 170 oC for approximately 30 minutes, then lower the temperature to Gas Mark 1, 290 oF, 145 oC for a further 45 minutes.
  • Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then turn out onto a wire tray.
  • Remove the lining paper and allow to cool.
  • Store in the fridge and eat within 2 weeks, or freeze (in slices).

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  1. Absolutely wonderful!!!!! The best so far - and I've tried every glutenfree Xmas Cake recipe ever written! Deffo use this EVERY year from now on. Thank you soooooooo much!!!!!
     
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