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Gluten Free Christmas Cake

Doves Farm recipe

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Packed with mixed dried fruits this is a typical cake for Christmas and other important celebrations.

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Servings

Unit of measurement

Ingredients

125 gButter
125 gSoft Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
1 tspMixed Spice
2 tbspsBrandy or Fruit Juice
1 Lemon Rind & Juice
150 gGluten Free Plain Flour
400 gMixed Dried Fruits
100 gGlacé Cherries
100 gMixed Peel
100 gAlmonds
3 tbspsApricot jam
200 gMarzipan
2 Egg Whites
400 gIcing Sugar
1 tspVegetable Oil
1 Ribbon

Method

1. Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
2.Beat in the eggs, mixed spice, brandy, lemon rind and juice.
3. Mix the flour.
4. Stir in the mixed dried fruits, glace cherries, mixed peel and almonds.
5. Push the mixture into a deep greaseproof lined 20cm/8"cake tin.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 2/2¼ hours.
7.Allow to cool in the tin for 12 hours.
8.To make the topping, warm the apricot jam and spread it over the cold cake.
9.Roll out the marzipan and lift it onto the cake.
10.Press the marzipan around the cake and trim off any excess.
11. In a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff.
12. Beat in the oil and icing sugar a little at a time.
13. Spread the icing over the cake.
14.Decorate with a ribbon. 
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Temperature & cooking time:
150°C/Fan130°C/300°F/Gas Mk 2

Dietary status:
Without Gluten , Without Soya, Without Wheat.

Please note: Dietary status is a guideline only. If you have a food allergy, please check the suitability of your ingredients.

Customer reviews

10 Reviews
5 stars: 7
4 stars: 2
3 stars: 1
2 stars: 0
1 stars: 0

Average Customer Rating:

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By Miss sheila leonard

30 Dec 2012 | 20:55 GMT

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YUM YUM....made 2 of these cakes this xmas..first one didnt make it to xmas to get iced...2nd one i changed a little...I used ground almonds, plus extra orange juice with the brandy..4 tablespoons in all...the cake was moist and gorgeous..oh and a grated apple mixed into mix at the end ..a fabulous moist xmas cake..

By Miss Justine Steventon

05 Dec 2012 | 07:17 GMT

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Does this cake require a raising agent - baking powder, made mine and it's looking a bit flat. Thanks.

Fruit cakes do not traditionally contain a raising agent. Christmas cakes are more dense by nature but because of this last much longer than something like a sponge. This cake will stay moist for longer, especially if fed a few times with brandy or sherry in the run up to the celebration event.

By Mrs Rosemary Lowe

18 Nov 2012 | 08:56 GMT

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Didn't read your comments Ann-Marie till after I posted mine, which more or less answers my question - thanks.

By Mrs Rosemary Lowe

18 Nov 2012 | 08:45 GMT

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Have just made this cake and wrapped it in grease proof paper and tinfoil, will it keep ok till Christmas and can I feed it now and again with a drop (or 2) of brandy? It smells absolutely delicious and filled the house with Christmas smells when it was cooking!

By Mrs Ann-Marie Lee

05 Nov 2012 | 18:23 GMT

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I used this as the base layer of a two tier cake for my sis-in-law's 50th. I found it to be rich and moist. I did make it a month beforehand, and fed it brandy twice. No-one knew that it was GF. Have made this several times too, just because I loved it.

By Mrs ALISHIA Boon

08 Oct 2012 | 13:09 BST

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I used this recipe last year and it was a huge hit, i made a few little changes. I work in a kitchen that specializes in gluten free food and the customers loved it. I made christmas cake ice cream hmmmm

By Mrs debbie mills

19 Sep 2012 | 10:44 BST

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i amde this cake simple easy to do , but found a little dry, so i removed the cherry and mixed peel and added 200g more fruit, an orange instead of lemon and soaked fruit in the brandy. perfect

By Ms Gertie Harte

10 Jan 2012 | 22:14 GMT

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I adore Christmas cakes,and (finally!) this is the perfect recipe. Kinda dry, in a good way and kept well for over 2 weeks. Make and ice this cake people!

By Miss Jane Lewis

24 Nov 2011 | 08:38 GMT

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The first one I made was a little dry & I cheated & used ready made icing. However the 2nd one I soaked the fruit in the brandy overnight. Worked wonders...hic!!

By Mrs amanda pond

16 Nov 2011 | 16:57 GMT

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With this Christmas cake, there is no mention of leaving the cake to mellow, is this necessary with this recipe