{"id":161,"date":"2011-12-21T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/?p=161"},"modified":"2017-02-19T18:30:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T18:30:03","slug":"gluten-free-christmas-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/12\/gluten-free-christmas-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten Free Christmas Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A couple of weeks ago, I was a stressing out that Christmas was so close, and nothing had been prepared. Now, with just three days ago, I can assure you that it took us very little time to get everything ready.<\/div>\n

The Christmas tree is up since last weekend. Husband and I went out on 2 or 3 days to buy presents. Instead of a turkey, I bought a big chicken for Christmas lunch, as it is only the four of us and a couple of friends. I downloaded a nice selection of Christmas songs: the classics sung by Frank Sinatra, Doris\u00a0Day, Elvis Presley, Boney M. Not some choir that puts you to sleep while listening to it.<\/p>\n

I baked several batches of last year’s tested and approved Christmas cookies. I even baked a few Christmas cakes. No concoctions of my own this year, but other blogger’s Christmas cakes. I already shared my Gingerbread Bundt Cake<\/a> with you, which is so good that I brought it as a gift when we were at friends for dinner.<\/p>\n

Now here the other cake. I promise, I have only been baking these two cakes, because they are so good. This one is gluten free, with just a little bit of added sugar as the deep dark flavors of the added dried fruit do all the talking in this cake.<\/p>\n

The ingredients list of this cake is long, but it looks more complicated than it actually is. Only a few days to go until Christmas. Not much time for experiments. This cake will not fail you. <\/b>Easy to make and the kind of cake that everyone enjoys over the festive season.
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GLUTEN FREE CHRISTMAS CAKE<\/b><\/div>\n
slightly adapted by Straight into Bed Cakefree and Dried <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Print Recipe<\/a><\/div>\n
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3\/4 cup prunes, pitted and chopped<\/div>\n
1\/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped<\/div>\n
1\/2 cup dried apricots, chopped<\/div>\n
50ml brandy or orange juice<\/div>\n
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1\/2 cup almond meal<\/div>\n
3\/4 cup\u00a0 buckwheat flour<\/div>\n
1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/div>\n
1 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
\n1 teaspoon ground ginger
\n1\/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg<\/div>\n
1\/4 teaspoon ground cloves<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1\/2 cup (120g) butter, at room temperature
\n1\/3 cup palm sugar<\/div>\n
3 eggs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
1 orange, peel of<\/div>\n
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/div>\n
\u00a01 small apple with peel, coarsely grated<\/div>\n
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Yields 1 cake<\/div>\n

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\nPlace the chopped fruit in a shallow bowl and pour over the brandy or orange juice. Leave to soak for at least three hours. If you want a strong brandy flavor, it is advisable to leave them soaked overnight. Stir occasionally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Preheat oven to 160C\/320F. Grease 20cm\/8inch cake tin or bundt cake tin.<\/div>\n
In a large bowl, sift together buckwheat flour and almond meal, salt, baking powder and spices. Set aside.<\/div>\n
Cream butter and sugar. Lightly whisk the eggs. Combine all in one bowl and stir in orange peel, soaked dried fruit, grated apple and vanilla extract.<\/div>\n
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Combine wet and dry ingredients.<\/div>\n
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Pour batter into prepared cake tin, level the surface. Bake for 1 1\/2 to 2 hours, until cake tester comes out clean. Let cool a little before taking it out of the tin. Best eaten warm.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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