Name: Paleo Christmas Fruit Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 zest of Lemon; 1 zest of Orange; 200 g Almonds; 1 teaspoon Baking powder; 1 teaspoon Ground cloves; 1 teaspoon Mixed spice; 1 teaspoon Nutmeg; 75 g Butter; 75 g Honey; 2 large Egg; 1 teaspoon Vanilla bean paste; 1 pinch Pink himalayan salt flakes; as needed Lemon essential oil; as needed Wild orange essential oil; as needed Cardamom essential oil; as needed Cinnamon bark essential oil; 100 g Dried cherries; 100 g Dates; 100 g Dried apricots; 100 g Raisins; 100 g Currants; as needed Honey

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Paleo Christmas Fruit Cake

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Posted December 3, 2018 (Last updated December 21, 2021)

Serves

Total Time

1hrs 10mins

Calories

176

The BEST Thermomix fruitcake recipe around. When in need of fruity cake, this should be your go to. It is fragrant, gluten free, grain free and paleo.

Ingredients

Lemon1zest of
Orange1zest of
Almonds200 g
Baking powder1 teaspoon
Ground cloves1 teaspoon
Mixed spice1 teaspoon
Nutmeg1 teaspoon
Butter75 g
Honey75 g
Egg2large
Vanilla bean paste1 teaspoon
Pink himalayan salt flakes1 pinch
Lemon essential oilas needed
Wild orange essential oilas needed
Cardamom essential oilas needed
Cinnamon bark essential oilas needed
Dried cherries100 g
Dates100 g
Dried apricots100 g
Raisins100 g
Currants100 g
Honeyas needed

Method

1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
2. Line a clean springform pan with parchment paper
3. Put a 19cm spring form tin inside and grease it
4. Add almonds to the TM5 bowl
5. Blitz - approx 10 sec, speed 10 with MC on
6. Transfer content of TM5 bowl to small bowl
7. Add baking powder, ground cloves, mixed spice, nutmeg, butter and honey to the TM5 bowl
8. Heat - approx 2 min, 50°C, speed 1 with MC on
9. Then add egg, vanilla bean paste, pink Himalayan salt flakes, lemon, orange and a few drops of each essential oil to the TM5 bowl
10. Blend - approx 10 sec, speed 8 with MC on
11. Transfer nuts to TM5 bowl
12. Mix - approx 5 sec, speed 8 with MC on
13. Then add dried cherries, dates, dried apricots, raisins and currants to the TM5 bowl
14. Stir - approx 10 sec, speed 3
15. Transfer content of TM5 bowl to springform pan
16. Bake until fragrant - 45 min, 160°C
17. Brush immediately with honey (this is optional)
18. Let cool on round wire rack
19. Serve

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