Allergy Free Fruitcake Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Put raisins, golden raisins, cranberries, and cherries in a bowl. Pour rum and orange juice over the dried fruit. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a loaf pan.
• Whisk brown rice flour, almond meal, potato and tapioca starches, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, and ginger together in a bowl. Set aside 3 tablespoons of this mixture. Add baking powder to the larger portion; mix well.
• Combine orange zest, dates, figs, and 1/4 cup candied fruit in a bowl. Sprinkle in 2 tablespoons of the reserved flour mixture and toss to coat.
• Beat butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in vanilla. Add eggs one by one, beating after each addition. Mix in applesauce.
• Drain the dried fruit, reserving the soaking liquid. Add drained fruit to the fig mixture and toss with remaining 1 tablespoon reserved flour mixture.
• Mix soaking liquid into the butter mixture. Gradually add flour, stirring just until combined; do not overmix. Fold in hazelnuts, walnut halves, and pecan halves.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Decorate the top with almonds and candied fruit slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 290 degrees F (145 degrees C). Continue baking until browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before removing from pan. Brush cherry brandy on top. Let cake rest 24 hours for best results.

EASY 5 MINUTE ALLERGY FRIENDLY FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Soak fruit in fruit juice over night.
• Put mixture in your mixer and gradually sift in all dry ingredients.
• Cook in a medium greased loaf tin (25cm by 8 cm or 10 inches by 3 inches) for 50-60 minutes at about 180C/350°F.
• Spread with butter or vegan spread and enjoy with a beautiful cup of tea.

DAIRY FREE FRUITCAKE (FRUITCAKE W/ NO EGGS, NO MILK BUT YUMMY)

Steps:

• Mix fruit and orange juice and soak overnight.
• Next day add 2 cups self raising flour.
• Put in tin and bake for 1 or 2 hrs at 140-150°C.
• (Scrumptious) (Use skewer to test finish time. When skewer comes out clean cake is done).

SUGAR FREE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line with parchment paper an 8 inch cake pan.
• Sift the flour,baking powder and apple pie mix into a bowl.
• Rub the butter with your fingers until it looks like breadcrumbs.
• Carefully stir in the chopped apricots, dates, and candies cherries and raisins with the milk, beaten eggs ,grated rind and orange juice.
• Stir in the honey and mix everything together to a soft dropping conistency.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and level the surface.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350oF for 1 hour until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Let the pan cool before turning out.

FREE RANGE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Combine dried fruits, candied ginger and both zests.
• Add rum and macerate overnight, or microwave for 5 minutes to rehydrate fruit.
• Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices.
• Bring the mixture to a boil stirring often, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool for at least 15 minutes.
• (Batter can be completed up to this point, then covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before completing cake.).
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine dry ingredients and sift into fruit mixture.
• Quickly bring batter together with a large wooden spoon, then stir in eggs one at a time until completely integated, then fold in nuts.
• Spoon into a 10-inch non-stick loaf pan and bake for 1 hour; check for doneness by inserting toothpick into the middle of the cake.
• If it comes out clean, it's done.
• If not, bake another 10 minutes, and check again.
• Remove cake from oven and place on cooling rack or trivet.
• Baste or spritz top with brandy and allow to cool completely before turning out from pan.
• When cake is cooled completely, seal in a tight sealing, food safe container.
• Every 2 to 3 days, feel the cake and if dry, spritz with brandy.
• The cake's flavor will enhance considerably over the next two weeks.

ALLERGY FREE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170°C.
• Line a 20 cm deep pan with 2 sheets of baking paper.
• Combine dried fruit and water in a saucepan and bring to boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in the pumpkin, oil and lemon rind.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Sift in the flours, baking powder and spices and stir into the dried fruit mixture.
• Pour into the pan and bake about 1 1/2 hours.
• Brush with sieved apricot jam. Cover and cool in pan.