It can be hard to find Christmas food to suit all dietary requirements. This gluten free Christmas cake will be a firm favourite for everyone!
Gluten Free Christmas Cake
Course: Christmas Recipes, Gift Foods, Gluten Free, Recipes, Xmas Food
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
1.5 cups Brazil nuts -roughly chopped
1.5 cups pecans -roughly chopped
5 cups dates -pitted
1 cup glace cherries
1 cup glace mixed fruit
0.66 cup dried figs -roughly chopped
0.66 cup sultanas
0.75 cup polenta
0.75 cup sugar
0.5 cup raisins
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
0.5 tsp salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.
- Combine all the nuts, dates, cherries, fruit together with the polenta and sugar and mix well to combine.
- In a small cup beat together the eggs and vanilla extract, then stir into the fruit mixture and stir well to combine.
- The mixture should form a stiff dough.
- Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and bake at 150 degrees for 2 1/2 hours.
- Cool in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack.
Notes
- Gluten Free Christmas Cake is suitable for freezing. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature before double wrapping in cling wrap and freezing for up to two months.
- Wrap the cold cake in aluminium foil (to keep the moister contained) and store in the fridge until needed.
- To serve, unwrap and slice very thinly.
- Serve with brandy custard.
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