Gluten-free Christmas cake

A particularly moist and delicious cake filled with juicy fruit enveloped in a fluffy crumb which has the added bonus of being suitable for coeliacs so everyone in the family can share

Gluten-free Christmas cake

SERVES

8

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

20

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

70

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 3 large or 4 smaller clementines, mandarins or satsumas

  • 225g butter at room temp

  • 150g raisins

  • 75g currants

  • 110g real glacĂ© cherries

  • 2 tbsp whiskey or brandy

  • 225g soft dark brown sugar

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 tsp mixed spice

  • small pinch ground cloves

  • 150g ground almonds

  • 110g polenta or cornmeal

  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder

  • For the icing:

  • 225g marzipan

  • 340g gluten-free icing sugar

  • 2 tbsp water

  • diamonds of candied peel

  • dried cranberries

  • toasted almonds

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