Gluten Free Fruit Cake

Cook Time: 3 - 3.5 hours

What you need

  • 350g/12 oz Odlums Gluten Free Self Raising Flour
  • ½ glass Whiskey
  • 225g/8 oz Shamrock Sultanas
  • 225g/8 oz Shamrock Raisins
  • 225g/8 oz Shamrock Currants
  • 50g/2 oz Shamrock Chopped Cherries
  • 50g/2 oz Shamrock Chopped Peel
  • 25g/1 oz Shamrock Chopped Almonds
  • Pinch of Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Goodall’s Mixed Spice
  • ½ teaspoon Goodall’s Nutmeg
  • 50g/2 oz Shamrock Ground Almonds
  • 250g/9 oz Butter
  • 125g/4 oz Shamrock Demerara Sugar
  • 6 Eggs

Recipe Steps

  1. Sprinkle half of the whiskey over the dried fruit and chopped almonds and leave overnight.
  2. Preheat oven at 170°C/325°F/Gas 3. Grease and line a 23cm/9″ cake tin.
  3. Sieve flour, salt and spices into a bowl and mix in the ground almonds.
  4. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
  5. Alternately stir in the eggs and flour mixture.
  6. Stir in the mixed fruit.
  7. Transfer to the prepared tin and bake in preheated oven for 3-3½ hours approx.
  8. Allow to cool in tin. When cold, pour over the remaining whiskey.

Note

  • Makes a great Christmas or Wedding Cake

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