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<item>
  <id>14186</id>
  <title>Christmas Cake</title>
  <total_time>2 hours 45 minutes</total_time>
  <active_time>20 minutes</active_time>
  <serves>1 cake</serves>
  <published_at>Thu Dec 18 09:58:58 -0800 2008</published_at>
  <updated_at>Thu Dec 18 10:03:42 -0800 2008</updated_at>
  <difficulty>Easy</difficulty>
  <cuisine>American</cuisine>
  <type>User</type>
  <link>http://www.chow.com/recipes/14186</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description></short_description>
  <long_description></long_description>
  <introduction>
    <![CDATA[<p>This is a healthy, moist and gluten free <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/desserts/christmas-cake/" target="_blank">Christmas Cake</a> (fruit cake).</p>]]>
  </introduction>
  <instructions>
    <![CDATA[<ol>
	<li>Wash the orange and boil it whole (peel and all) for 1 ½ hours, or until soft</li>
		<li>Place whole orange (peel and all) in a food processor and blend until smooth</li>
		<li>Process in eggs, agave, almond extract, almond flour, salt and baking soda until well blended</li>
		<li>Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in cranberries, apricots, pistachios and walnuts</li>
		<li>Pour mixture into a greased, almond flour dusted 9 inch springform pan</li>
		<li>If cake begins to brown on top before center is done, cover with tin foil</li>
		<li>Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes, or until a knife stuck in the center comes out clean</li>
		<li>Cool in the pan for 2 hours</li>
		<li>Serve</li>
	</ol>]]>
  </instructions>
  <img>http://www.chow.com</img>
  <author>elanaspantry</author>
  <category>
    <id>54</id>
    <name>Sweet/Dessert</name>
  </category>
  <ingredients>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 large orange</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>4 eggs</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>¾ cup agave nectar</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>½ teaspoon almond extract</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>2 cups blanched almond flour</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>½ teaspoon celtic sea salt</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 teaspoon baking soda</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 cup dried cranberries</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>½ cup dried apricots, chopped</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>½ cup pistachios, chopped</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>½ cup walnuts, chopped</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
  </ingredients>
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    <tag>
      <id>25275</id>
      <name>christmas cake</name>
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      <id>1004</id>
      <name>christmas</name>
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      <id>23</id>
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      <id>50</id>
      <name>dessert</name>
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      <id>25276</id>
      <name>fruit cake</name>
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    <tag>
      <id>24385</id>
      <name>gluten free cake</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>25277</id>
      <name>celiac cake</name>
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  </tags>
</item>
