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Dairy and egg-free Dundee cake recipe

Dairy and egg-free Dundee cake recipe

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This famous show-stopping Scottish fruitcake is sure to go down a storm with the family. This dairy and egg-free cake is bursting full of cherries, raisins and almonds. See method

  • Serves 10
  • 25 mins to prepare and 1 hr 30 mins to cook, 1 hr 30 mins to cool
  • 223 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 50g (2oz) whole almonds
  • 50g (2oz) glacé cherries
  • 150g raisins
  • 50g (2oz) mixed peel
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 100g (3 1/2oz) dairy-free sunflower margarine
  • 75g (3oz) caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp treacle
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 100g (3 1/2 oz) self-raising flour
  • 50g (2oz) ground almonds
  • 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) apple juice
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra to oil the pan
No self-raising flour? Add 2 tsp baking powder for every 150g plain flour

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    940kj
    223kcal     11%

  • Fat

    10g 14%

  • Saturates

    1g 7%

  • Sugars

    25g 28%

  • Salt

    0.2g 3%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 32.6g Protein 3.2g Fibre 2.5g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 2, 150°C, fan 130°C. Line an 18cm (7in) diameter circular tin with baking parchment.
  2. Chop the almonds and glacé cherries roughly, then place in a bowl with the raisins, mixed peel and mixed spice. Stir until the fruit and nuts are coated in the spice.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar, then whisk in the treacle and mashed banana until you have a smooth mixture. Stir in the flour, ground almonds and spiced fruit and nuts. Finally stir in the apple juice.
  4. Scoop all the cake batter into the tin, smooth the surface with a spatula, then decorate the top with the whole almonds. Cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes until well browned (an inserted skewer should come out clean). Allow to cool in the tin before removing the cake. Slice with a sharp knife.

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