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Gluten-free Christmas cake
Photo: David Holifield

Gluten-free Christmas cake

17 ingredients 2 hr + 2 hr Makes 20cm/8 in cake openrecipes

This Christmas cake ensures everyone can have a slice. Free from wheat, gluten, and soya; can be dairy, egg and nut free.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1049
Calories
29g
Protein
37g
Fat
158g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sunflower Seed 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Prune not in our table 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz soya margarine
  • 1 large ripe banana
  • 2 large lemons
  • 100g/3½oz soft prunes
  • 75g/3oz raisins
  • 75g/3oz sultanas
  • 75g/3oz currants
  • 150g/5oz soft dried apricots
  • 50g/2oz mixed peel
  • 75g/2½oz walnuts, halved and 25g/¾oz hazelnuts, chopped OR 75g/3oz large pumpkin seeds and 25g/¾oz sunflower seeds
  • 2 eggs (or 2 level tsp gluten-free baking powder
  • 75g/2½oz coarse polentarice flour
  • 2 heaped tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 heaped tsp ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 tbsp brandy

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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