Make your Christmas healthy and happy with this nutritious and yummy cake.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Baking Time: 1.30 hours
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 500g mixed dried fruit
- 1⁄2cup chopped dried apricot
- 1(400 g) can crushed pineapple with juice
- 1⁄4cup fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon mixed species
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 2cups wholemeal self-rising flour
- Icing sugar for dusting
Method
- Line base and sides of 18cm squared cake tin with paper.
- Place mixed fruit, apricots, un-drained pineapple, orange juice and spice in a saucepan.
- Bring slowly to boil, simmer uncovered 2-3 minutes, remove from heat.
- Cover and allow to cool.
- Stir egg yolks and soda into fruit mixture.
- Whip egg whites stiffly in large bowl.
- Fold in fruit mixture and fold in flour, making a firm mixture.
- Spread into cake tin, bake in moderate oven (160c) for 1 1/2 hours.
- Cover the hot cake with foil and allow to cool in the pan.
- Decorate the top with glace cherries and a few almonds.
Notes:- The pineapple can be replaced by 3/4 cup water and 1 cup mashed pumpkin or 3/4 cup water and 1 cup pureed pie apricots Add the pumpkin or apricots after the fruit mixture has cooled.
Nutrients value
Calories: 148.9, Carbohydrates: 35.9 g, Protein: 2.4 g