Low Fat/ Low Sugar Fruitcake

Submitted by Chrissyo

"Got this recipe from a work friend who likes to keep the calories down at Christmas time. Surprisingly, for a low sugar low fat Christmas style cake, it is lovely to eat."

 

• Ready In: 11hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 Fruit Cake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 236.59 ml sultana
• 118.29 ml glace cherries
• 118.29 ml raisins
• 29.58 ml brandy
• 14.79 ml water
• 236.59 ml cooked mashed pumpkin
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 118.29 ml apple juice
• 118.29 ml low-fat milk
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans or 118.29 ml walnuts
• 4.92 ml grated fresh lemon rind
• 4.92 ml grated orange rind
• 4.92 ml mixed spice
• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 236.59 ml self raising flour
• 236.59 ml white lily self-rising flour
• 2.46 ml bicarbonate of soda

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. Mix sultanas, raisins, cherries, brandy, water and soak overnight.
3. Mix pumpkin, eggs, applice juice, and milk in a bowl.
4. Add soaked fruit, nuts, rinds and spices, then flours and bicarbonate of soda.
5. Mix well with a wooden spoon as you add the flours.
6. Spoon into a lightly greased tin.
7. Bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees C, then turn down to 180 degrees C and cook until baked through (approximately 1 hour).
8. Cool on a cake wire.
9. Store in the refrigerator.