Christmas Fruit Cake

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Title: Christmas Fruit Cake
Categories: Cakes, Diabetic, Low-fat/cal
Yield: 12 servings

2.00 c Wholewheat flour
2.00 ts Baking powder
0.25 ts Salt
0.33 c Low-fat margarine
1.00 c Mixed dark and light raisins
0.50 c Almonds, chopped
0.50 c Hazelnuts, chopped
Rind of 1 orange fine grated
1.75 c Grated carrots
0.50 ts Mixed baking spices (allsp?)
0.25 ts Ground cinnamon
0.50 c Granulated sweetener
2.00 Eggs, beaten
3.00 tb Orange juice
2.00 tb Brandy or rum (optional)

Heat oven to 350F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt
together and rub in the margarine until mixture
resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add fruit, nuts, orange rind, carrots and spices and
mix well.

Mix the sweetener into the eggs and beat into the dry
ingredients. Add enough orange juice to make a soft
dough.

Put the mixture into 8" round or 7x7" nonstick cakepan
and bake for 45-60 min. (or use larger pan and reduce
cooking time) When ready, the cake should be firm to
the touch and a toothpick should come out clean. Cool
in the cake pan.

Turn out upside down, make a few toothpick holes in
the bottom and spoon in any leftover orange juice and
alcohol if using. Store in an airtight container.

Suggested icing is made with apples and cottage cheese.

12 slices each 180 cal 20 grams (2 units) carbohydrate
(2 bread/starch exchanges), 4 grams fiber, 5 grams
protein, 9 grams fat

Source: The Diabetics' Cookbook by Roberta Longstaff
& Jim Mann 1984 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth
Rodier Oct 93.

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