Healthy fruit cake (Vegan, no fat, no eggs, no sugar)

Recipe courtesy of Wendy Gudgeon,
healthyliving award assessor

Ingredients

225g chopped, stoned dates

275ml boiling water

450g mixed fruit

75g wholemeal flour

75g plain white flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

50g ground almonds

1 teaspoon mixed spice

4 tablespoons orange juice

Flaked almonds for top

Method

• Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with greaseproof paper or baking parchment.
• Set the oven at 160C/Gas mark 3.
• Put dates into a large bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Leave to cool.
• When cool, mash dates in water and add all the other ingredients except the flaked almonds.
• Mix thoroughly together and place the mixture into the tin. Scatter flaked almonds over the top.
• Bake for approximately 75 to 90 minutes until cake is firm to touch and a skewer comes out clean.
• Leave in tin to cool before removing.

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