Gluten Free Frustingo Fruit Cake

Name: Gluten Free Frustingo Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 75 g FREEE Buckwheat Flour; 25 g cocoa; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon; 250 g dried figs; 50 ml spiced rum or orange juice; 50 g honey; 75 ml strong black coffee; 125 g mixed walnuts and hazlenuts; 50 g sultanas; 25 g dark chocolate; 1 tsp grated lemon zest; 25 g flaked almonds; rice flour

Makes 1

This naturally gluten-free celebratory cake, sometimes called bostrengo, has an unexpected combination of delicious ingredients. Often baked at Christmas time in the Marche region of Italy, this rich fruit and nut cake makes a tasty, alternative to our traditional fruit cakes.

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Free from Gluten, Egg, Soya, Wheat, Dairy

Vegetarian, Wholemeal

Ingredients

75g FREEE Buckwheat Flour
25g cocoa
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
250g dried figs
50ml spiced rum or orange juice
50g honey
75ml strong black coffee
125g mixed walnuts and hazlenuts
50g sultanas
25g dark chocolate
1 tsp grated lemon zest
25g flaked almonds
rice flour

Line a 20cm/ 8” round cake tin with a circle of rice paper and pre-heat the oven.
Sieve the flour, cocoa, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and whisk to combine.
Put the figs, rum and honey into a blender and pulse to mix.
Add the oil, orange liquor and coffee and pulse to make a thick paste.
Add the walnuts and hazelnuts, sultanas, chocolate and lemon zest to the blender and pulse to mix.
Stir in the prepared flour blend.
Press into the prepared cake tin.
Press the flaked almonds into the top of the cake.
Bake for 45 - 50 minutes.
Cool in the tin before turning out the cake.
Store the cold cake in a cake tin.

Equipment

20cm/8” round cake tin

Temperature

180°C, Fan 160°C, 350°F, Gas 4

Cooking time

45-50 minutes

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Ingredients

75g FREEE Buckwheat Flour
25g cocoa
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
250g dried figs
50ml spiced rum or orange juice
50g honey
75ml strong black coffee
125g mixed walnuts and hazlenuts
50g sultanas
25g dark chocolate
1 tsp grated lemon zest
25g flaked almonds
rice flour

Gluten Free Frustingo Fruit Cake

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