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Diabetic fruit cake
Easy
Total time:
This recipe was submitted by a Good Food member and has not been tested by our team.
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Units:
- 450g mixed vine fruits
- 2 tbsp dry cognac or whiskey
- 225g dateschopped
- 50g chopped walnutsor roasted chopped almonds
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 225g wholemeal flour
- 275ml water
- 1 orangerind
- 1 lemonrind
- About 4 tbsp warm water
Method
step 1
Mix the mixed vine fruits in the cognac or whiskey.
step 2
Melt the chopped dates in the 4 tbsps. water very slowly mixing all the time, over low heat. Mix with the vine fruits. Let the mixture stand in a cool place for 3 to 6 hours.
step 3
Sift the flour, baking powder and the mixed spice, add the rinds and the chopped nuts.
step 4
Mix the flour mixture with the fruit mixture well and put the cake mixture in a greased loaf tin measuring approximately 12cms. x 22cms.
step 5
Bake in a preheated oven, gas mark 4 or 195 degrees celius for about 50 mins. Check with a skewer. If it comes out clean, then the cake will be ready.
step 6
Let cool for about 1 hour.
