100% Fruit And Nut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g mixed dried fruit
• 250 g dates
• 250 g ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon baking powder (gluten-free if needed)

Recipe

• 1 soak the dried fruit in 2 cups boiling water for as long as possible (or overnight).
• 2 preheat oven to 325 degrees. cover the dates with water in a saucepan and simmer for about 5 minutes until soft and toffeeish (adding more water is needed).
• 3 drain the fruit and mix with the dates (if you're not making it for children, you can add a splash of cointreau or brandy if you want).
• 4 mix in the almonds and baking powder, adding a bit more water if the mixture seems too dry. mix well then put in round cake tin.
• 5 bake about 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean (check after an hour, will depend on size of tin, covering with foil after about 30 minutes.