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Quick and easy Christmas cake

Vegetarian Vegan Snacks Dessert

Christmas cake without the fuss

600 mins
6 ingredients
$0.41 / person
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Quick and easy Christmas cake

Gear

Ingredients

Serves = 16

  • 1 kg mixed dried fruit

  • 3 earl grey tea bags

  • 2.5 cups boiling water

  • 1 tsp mixed spice

  • 1 cup wholemeal self raising flour

  • 1 cup white self raising flour

It’s this easy

  • In a large bowl, add boiling water and earl grey tea bags. Allow to steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags

  • Add mixed dried fruit to the tea. Mix, and ensure fruit is covered with liquid. Cover and place in the fridge overnight

  • Remove the dried fruit/tea mixture from the fridge, and preheat your oven to 160C

  • Grease a large square cake tin, and line with baking paper.

  • Add both of the flours, and the mixed spice into the mixed fruit/tea and stir until well combined

  • Pour cake into the lined cake tin, and bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, until the centre of the cake springs back and a skewer comes out clean

Tweaks

  • This recipe will work with just the fruit, flour and liquid. You can get creative and try different liquids and spice combinations or just stick with the most basic recipe

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (972kJ)

  • Protein (3.3g)

  • Total fat (0.7g)

  • Saturated fat (0.1g)

  • Carbohydrate (52.7g); Starch (12.7g), Sugars (39.3g), Added sugars (5.8g), Free sugars (5.8g)

  • Dietary fibre (3.5g)

  • Sodium (133mg)

  • Calcium (47.6mg)

  • Iron (1.3mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

Diabetes Friendly

Diabetes friendly

Heart Healthy

Heart healthy

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