Photo: David Holifield
Gluten-free Christmas cake
17 ingredients
2 hr + 2 hr
Makes 20cm/8 in cake
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This Christmas cake ensures everyone can have a slice. Free from wheat, gluten, and soya; can be dairy, egg and nut free.
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
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