Low Fat/ Low Sugar Fruitcake |
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Prep Time: 600 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 601 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Got this recipe from a work friend who likes to keep the calories down at Christmas time. Surprisingly, for a low sugar low fat Christmas style cake, it is lovely to eat. Ingredients:
1 cup sultana |
1/2 cup glace cherries |
1/2 cup raisins |
2 tablespoons brandy |
1 tablespoon water |
1 cup cooked mashed pumpkin |
2 eggs, beaten |
1/2 cup apple juice |
1/2 cup low-fat milk |
1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts |
1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind |
1 teaspoon grated orange rind |
1 teaspoon mixed spice |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 cup self raising flour |
1 cup white lily self-rising flour |
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. Mix sultanas, raisins, cherries, brandy, water and soak overnight.
3. Mix pumpkin, eggs, applice juice, and milk in a bowl.
4. Add soaked fruit, nuts, rinds and spices, then flours and bicarbonate of soda.
5. Mix well with a wooden spoon as you add the flours.
6. Spoon into a lightly greased tin.
7. Bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees C, then turn down to 180 degrees C and cook until baked through (approximately 1 hour).
8. Cool on a cake wire.
9. Store in the refrigerator.
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