Christmas cake is a luxurious spiced treat and a staple for many Kiwis on their Christmas Day table. When family members are gluten-free but love the traditional Christmas cake, accommodating everyone can be a challenge. With Hunter Gatherer Gourmet’s Christmas cake recipe, catering for all dietary requirements has never been easier!
Ingredients:
- Hunter Gatherer Gourmet Sooo-Velvety Baking Mix
- 500g mixed fruit
- 125g butter or 100g oil
- Tin of crushed pineapple in juice
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar or Pure Coco coconut nectar (optional)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 2 eggs (or aqua-fibre for vegan option)
- 1 tsp baking powder
Method:
- Add the mixed fruit, batter/oil, pineapple, coconut sugar, muxed spice and baking soda to a large sausepan. Stir occassionally as it comes to the boil, then turn down to a gentle boil for 5 min. Leave to cool.
- Once cool, preheat the oven to 150C. Add the eggs and mix well. Then add the baking mix and the baking powder and mix well.
- Double line a tin with baking paper, both bottom and sides. Pour the thick mix in and bake in the oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Once out of the oven, wrap the whole thing up in the towel and leave for a few hours. Add brandy once cooled if desired.
Hunter Gatherer Gourmet’s range of baking mixes allows you to modify traditional recipes to meet your current health needs.
Sooo-Velvety and Seriously Chocolatey baking mixes only require the addition of just 3 ingredients – water, eggs and oil – and can easily be made vegan when eggs are replaced by vinegar and additional oil. All mixes only require one bowl and one mixing spoon, freeing you from the hassles of a large clean-up.
Refillable jars and packs for the Sooo-Velvety and Seriously Chocolatey baking mixes allow customers to skip plastic packaging. Jars come in large 900g sizes, offering good value for money and allowing to bake as much (or as little) as you need.
Hunter Gatherer Gourmet’s range of products can be purchased in selected New World stores, specialty stores, and online via their website.
