Christmas Cake Recipe
Christmas is the time to be jolly, and what better way to encourage your loved ones than with a healthy Christmas cake? This recipe features all of the traditional flavors of Christmas and is made with a whole lot of yummy goodness. If you want to make this cake for your family, I would suggest you try it!
Ingredients
- 250 g sultanas
- 250 g raisins
- 250 g dried cherries
- 150 g cranberries
- Zest of 1 orange
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 200 ml dark rum or brandy
- 175 g coconut sugar
- 300 g organic wholewheat flour
- 100 g almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 150 ml unsweetened flax mylk + 1tsp unsweetened flax mylk
- 180 g vegan spread
- 2 flax eggs 2 tbsp flax + 6 tbsp water
- 75 g chopped almonds
Instructions
- To a bowl, add the raisins, sultanas, cranberries, dried cherries and the orange and lemon zest.
- Pour in the brandy or rum and leave to soak at least 1 days, giving a brief stir every so often.
- Preheat oven to 150°C.
- In a separate bowl, add organic whole wheat flour, baking soda, almond flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice and mix to combine all ingredients well.
- In a different bowl, beat coconut sugar and vegan spread together until creamy.
- Beat in flax milk and chia or flax eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients to this and briefly combine – the batter will be more like a dough rather than a normal cake batter.
- Fold in the soaked fruits and slivered almonds and mix as little as possible, just making sure all ingredients are well combined.
- Bake in the oven for 2 hours at 150°C.
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