We all love nostalgic Christmas faves 🎄
Did you know the traditional Christmas cake recipe has over 30g of sugar per 80g slice? 😱
Good news! You can enjoy your Christmas cake this year with 70% less sugar, with it still tasting like the one your grandma used to make 🙌
Makes: 1 large cake using a 9-10 inch cake ring
Prep Time: 40 Minutes Prep, 1 Hour Cook Time (Baked)
Cake Recipe:
Ingredients
- 250g Butter
- 1 Cup Lakanto Baking Blend
- 1 1⁄2 Cups Mixed fruit
- 1 Cup Brandy
- 1 1⁄2 Cups Plain Flour
- 1 Tbsp Allspice
- 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp baking soda
- 1⁄2 Cup fruit Mince
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- 1/4 Lakanto Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Cup Dates (chopped)
- 4 whole eggs
Marzipan 500g (Click to See Recipe)
Fondant 500g (Click to See Recipe)
Method
- In a medium pot add the butter, mixed fruit, mince fruit and dates, orange juice, 1⁄2 the brandy. Heat for 10 minutes on a low heat.
- Allow the mixture to cool slightly
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl then fold in the fruit mixture and finally the eggs and Lakanto Maple Syrup
- In a 9 inch Cake Tin, place the mixture cover with cling film.
- Place the cake in the middle shelf of the oven and cook for 1 hour at 140c
- To check insert a skewer if it comes out clean its cooked.
- Pour the remaining brandy over the cake and allow to cool.
Keep at room temperature
- Once cooled roll out the Marzipan approx. 5mm thick and cover the cake
- Next Roll out the fondant approx. 5mm and layer over the cake leave at room temperature until ready to serve
Approx. Nutritional Information Per Serve 80g - Energy 848 kJ (203Cal) - Protein 4.4g - Total Fat 11.4g
Saturated Fat 4.1g - Carbohydrate 17.6g - Fibre 2.4g - Sugar 8.8g Sodium 68Erythritol 20.3g
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