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Gluten free Christmas fruit cake

Gluten free Christmas cake recipe for the Thermomix TM6 recipe

Useful Items

Large bowl, bowl, oven, baking paper, square cake tin (20 cm), wooden skewer, wire rack, aluminium foil

Hints and Tips

  • Please refer to the Gluten free flour mix recipe on Cookidoo®.
  • You can replace the square cake tin with a round cake tin (20 cm) if desired.
  • You can store cake for up to 1 month wrapped in aluminium foil; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons brandy once a week.

Ingredients

  • 100 g pitted dates
  • 150 g raisins
  • 150 g currants
  • 100 g dried cranberries
  • 100 g mixed peel
  • 200 g brown sugar
  • 1 orange, zest only, no white pith
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 300 g unsalted butter
  • 100 g water
  • 90 g brandy
  • 300 g gluten free flour mix (see Tips)
  • 150 g pecan nuts
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 80 g glacé cherries
  • 5 eggs
  • pure icing sugar, for dusting

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Instructions

  • Place dates, raisins, currants, cranberries, mixed peel, sugar, orange zest, salt, butter and water into mixing bowl and cook 10 min/100°C//speed . Transfer into a large bowl.
  • Place a separate bowl onto mixing bowl lid and weigh brandy into bowl. Add brandy into large bowl, stir to combine and set aside to macerate for 4 hours. Clean and dry mixing bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 130°C. Double line a square cake tin (20 cm) with baking paper and set aside.
  • Place flour mix, nuts, spices and cherries into mixing bowl and mix 5 sec//speed 2. Transfer into large bowl with fruit mixture.
  • Place eggs into mixing bowl and mix 5 sec/speed 6. Transfer into large bowl with flour and fruit mixture. Stir well until all ingredients are incorporated.
  • Transfer into prepared cake tin and smooth top with aid of spatula. Bake for 2½-3 hours (130°C), or until a wooden skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. When cake is cool, wrap in aluminium foil until ready to serve (see Tips). Dust with icing sugar or decorate as desired.
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