Diabetic Holiday Fruitcake Recipes

DIABETIC HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hrs in 300 ove in greased pan.
• After first hour, cover with foil.

DIABETIC FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Mix raisins, dates, shortening, hot water, salt, cinnamon, cloves and prunes.
• Boil 5 minutes.
• Cool and add vanilla, flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• Line pans with paper.
• Bake 350 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 325 and bake until tests come clear 25-30 minute more.

DIABETIC CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the sultanas, raisins, brandy and water, and then soak overnight.
• Mix seived pumpkin, eggs, apple concentrate and milk.
• Add the soaked fruit, nuts and spices, then sifted flour and bicarbonate of soda. Return bran left in sieve to flour mixture. Mix well with wooden spoon.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 20cm cake tin.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 200C, then turn down the heat and bake at 180C until cooked through and browned. (approx. 1-1/4 hours).
• Using the apple concentrate gives the sweetness to this cake.

DIABETIC FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the mixed vine fruits in the cognac or whiskey.
• Melt the chopped dates in the 4 tbsps. water very slowly mixing all the time, over low heat. Mix with the vine fruits. Let the mixture stand in a cool place for 3 to 6 hours.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and the mixed spice, add the rinds and the chopped nuts.
• Mix the flour mixture with the fruit mixture well and put the cake mixture in a greased loaf tin measuring approximately 12cms. x 22cms.
• Bake in a preheated oven, gas mark 4 or 195 degrees celius for about 50 mins. Check with a skewer. If it comes out clean, then the cake will be ready.
• Let cool for about 1 hour.

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE (FRUIT CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Combine flour and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine mincemeat and sweetened condensed milk. Stir in beaten eggs then the fruit and walnuts. Add the flour/baking soda mixture and stir until combined.
• Spoon batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake approximately 1 hour 20 minutes or until test in middle of cake comes out clean. (I cook to 1 hour 10 minutes then start testing every 10 minutes until cake tests for doneness. If it's over baked it will be dry, otherwise the cake will come out perfectly moist. Be diligent with your testing.).
• Cool 15 minutes. Turn out of pan onto a wire rack. Cool completely. Cake may be cut into individual portions and wrapped in foil and frozen.
• To make in loaf pans, spoon 3/4 full. Bake 300 degrees for 1 hour or until test in middle of cake comes out clean.