Traditional Holiday Fruit Cake Recipe

Healthy Christmas Fruit Cake Nourish Every Day

WEBNov 30, 2020 · Preheat your oven to 150 C. Line a 20 cm cake tin (preferably spingform) with baking paper along the base and sides. …

1. Start by soaking the fruit. Fill your kettle and pop it on to boil while you organise all the dried fruit into a large bowl. If you're using larger fruit like dates and apricots, roughly chop them up first (my quick tip: snip them with kitchen scissors - it will save you so much time!). Pour the hot water over the fruit and allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes to soften and then drain and allow to cool to room temperature (get on with your cake prep while this is happening).
2. Preheat your oven to 150 C. Line a 20 cm cake tin (preferably spingform) with baking paper along the base and sides.
3. Combine the almond flour, coconut flour, bicarb, salt, mixed spice and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Zest the orange and roughly chop the walnuts, and add the zest and walnuts to the bowl too. Keep the orange.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter (or coconut oil), vanilla and amaretto (or extra orange juice if you aren't using liqueur). Squeeze in the juice of the orange (doesn't matter if some pulp goes in).

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