Recipes - Sugar Free Cake Recipe

Ingredients

350 g/ 12 oz/ 3 cups of plain (all-purpose) flour

2 tsp of baking powder

1 tsp of ground mixed spice (allspice)

125 g/ 4½ oz/ ½ cup of butter, cut into small pieces

75 g/ 2¾ oz of ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped

75 g/ 2¾ oz of dates, chopped

75 g/ 2'¾ oz of glace (candied) cherries, chopped

100 g/ 3½ oz of raisins

125 ml/ 4 fl oz of milk

2 eggs, beaten

grated rind of 1 orange

5-6 tbsp of orange juice

3 tbsp of runny honey

Grease a 20 cm/ 8 inch round cake tin (pan) and line the base with baking parchment.
Sieve (strain) the flour, baking powder and ground mixed spice (allspice) into a large mixing bowl.
Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Carefully stir in the apricots, dates, glace (candied) cherries and raisins with the milk, beaten eggs, grated orange rind and orange juice.
Stir in the honey and mix everything together to form a soft dropping consistency. Spoon into the prepared cake tin (pan) and level the surface.
Bake in a preheated oven, 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4, for 1 hour until a fine skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Leave the cake to cool 1 in the tin (pan) before turning out.

For a fruity alternative, replace the honey with 1 mashed ripe banana, if you prefer.

	Sugar Free Fruit Cake Recipe

	Ingredients 350 g/ 12 oz/ 3 cups of plain (all-purpose) flour 2 tsp of baking powder 1 tsp of ground mixed spice (allspice) 125 g/ 4½ oz/ ½ cup of butter, cut into small pieces 75 g/ 2¾ oz of ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped 75 g/ 2¾ oz of dates, chopped 75 g/ 2'¾ oz of glace (candied) cherries, chopped 100 g/ 3½ oz of raisins 125 ml/ 4 fl oz of milk 2 eggs, beaten grated rind of 1 orange 5-6 tbsp of orange juice 3 tbsp of runny honey Method Grease a 20 cm/ 8 inch round cake tin (pan) and line the base with baking parchment. Sieve (strain) the flour, baking powder and ground mixed spice (allspice) into a large mixing bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Carefully stir in the apricots, dates, glace (candied) cherries and raisins with the milk, beaten eggs, grated orange rind and orange juice. Stir in the honey and mix everything together to form a soft dropping consistency. Spoon into the prepared cake tin (pan) and level the surface. Bake in a preheated oven, 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4, for 1 hour until a fine skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool 1 in the tin (pan) before turning out. Baking Variation For a fruity alternative, replace the honey with 1 mashed ripe banana, if you prefer.

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