Name: Lee Holmes' Supercharged Healthy Christmas Fruit Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 8 inch cake
Ingredients: 1 cup almond meal; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; 3 cups mixed dried fruit (currants, cranberries, blueberries, raisins, figs, apricots, sultanas, cherries, dates); 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 4 tablespoons coconut milk; 3 tablespoons walnut oil (or light olive oil); 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup whole blanched almond (for decorating)

Recipe by Bren in LR

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This cake can be made simply and easily with a minimum of fuss. Keep it handy for when friends drop in or wrap it for a party. You can add in whatever dried fruit combination you prefer. The fruit adds an element of natural sweetness so there's no need to add any refined sugars or sugar substitutes.

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ingredients

1 cup almond meal
¹⁄₃ cup chopped walnuts
3 cups mixed dried fruit (currants, cranberries, blueberries, raisins, figs, apricots, sultanas, cherries, dates)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon allspice
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons coconut milk
3 tablespoons walnut oil (or light olive oil)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
¹⁄₂ cup whole blanched almond (for decorating)

directions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and line an 8 inch cake tin or springform pan with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl combine almond meal, chopped walnuts, dried fruit, spices, baking powder, soda, vanilla, salt and lemon zest.
In a separate bowl, place lemon juice, coconut milk, oil and eggs and whisk together. Add the dry ingredients to wet and fold through with a wooden spoon. Spoon the mixture into prepared tin then press the mixture down into the tin using your hands so that it is compact and tightly packed.
Bake for 1 hour on the middle shelf of the oven.
Open oven and placed blanched almonds on top in a decorative pattern and return to oven for 30 minutes.
Check cake with a skewer and remove the cake from the oven when the skewer comes out clean.
Let cool then carefully remove from tin or pan. Store in sealed container in fridge.

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"This cake can be made simply and easily with a minimum of fuss. Keep it handy for when friends drop in or wrap it for a party. You can add in whatever dried fruit combination you prefer. The fruit adds an element of natural sweetness so there's no need to add any refined sugars or sugar substitutes."

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creation by Bren in LR

6/22/2015

This cake can be made simply and easily with a minimum of fuss. Keep it handy for when friends drop in or wrap it for a party. You can add in whatever dried fruit combination you prefer. The fruit adds an element of natural sweetness so there's no need to add any refined sugars or sugar substitutes.