Super-healthy fruitcake

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Recipe «Super-healthy fruitcake» presented in category Recipes / Child, to prepare this dish you will need no more 3:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 500g sultanas, 1 x 375g pkt raisins, coarsely chopped, 1 x 300g pkt currants, 250g pkt Angas Park Soft & Juicy Figs, coarsely chopped, 125ml brandy , 125ml apple juice, Melted butter, to grease, 200g 60% less fat margarine , 55g brown sugar, 2 eggs, at room temperature, 2 egg whites, at room temperature, 115g St Dalfour Orange Marmalade, 300g wholemeal plain flour, 75g wholemeal self-raising flour, 1 tsp mixed spice, Blanched almonds, to decorate.

Ingredients:

  • 500g sultanas 
  • 1 x 375g pkt raisins, coarsely chopped 
  • 1 x 300g pkt currants 
  • 250g pkt Angas Park Soft & Juicy Figs, coarsely chopped 
  • 125ml brandy 
  • 125ml apple juice 
  • Melted butter, to grease 
  • 200g 60% less fat margarine 
  • 55g brown sugar 
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature 
  • 2 egg whites, at room temperature 
  • 115g St Dalfour Orange Marmalade 
  • 300g wholemeal plain flour 
  • 75g wholemeal self-raising flour 
  • 1 tsp mixed spice 
  • Blanched almonds, to decorate 
  • 80ml brandy, extra 

Instructions

  1. Combine the sultanas, raisins, figs, currants, apple juice and brandy in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside, stirring occasionally, for 6 hours to macerate.
  2. Preheat oven to 150°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and sides with 2 layers of non-stick baking paper to reach 6cm above the edge of the pan.
  3. Use an electric beater to beat the margarine and sugar in a bowl. Add the eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until combined (the mixture may curdle at this stage - this is due to the high proportion of eggs to butter and doesn't affect the result). Add the marmalade and beat until well combined. Add the combined flour and mixed spice, and fold until just combined. Stir in the sultana mixture. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Tap the pan on the benchtop to settle the mixture. Arrange the almonds over the top.
  4. Wrap the outside of the pan with 3 layers of newspaper, rising slightly higher than the baking paper. Secure with kitchen string. Bake, covering with foil if necessary to prevent overbrowning, for 3 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  5. Pour the extra brandy over the hot cake. Wrap the pan in a clean tea towel and set aside overnight to cool completely. Serve.