MEMBER RECIPE
Christmas Cake Recipe
By elanaspantry
Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
2 hours 45 minutes
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Active Time:
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Makes:
1 cake
This is a healthy, moist and gluten free Christmas Cake (fruit cake).
INGREDIENTS
- 1 large orange
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
- ½ cup pistachios, chopped
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- Wash the orange and boil it whole (peel and all) for 1 ½ hours, or until soft
- Place whole orange (peel and all) in a food processor and blend until smooth
- Process in eggs, agave, almond extract, almond flour, salt and baking soda until well blended
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in cranberries, apricots, pistachios and walnuts
- Pour mixture into a greased, almond flour dusted 9 inch springform pan
- If cake begins to brown on top before center is done, cover with tin foil
- Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes, or until a knife stuck in the center comes out clean
- Cool in the pan for 2 hours
- Serve
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