Paleo Christmas Cake

Eek, two days until Christmas! Who else is excited?! I’m a bit like a little kid when it comes to Christmas. I love all the buzz and excitement - and the Christmas cooking! Yum! Here’s a yummy Christmas Cake I made the other day - grain-free & dairy-free.

It’s also nice sliced and toasted for a breakfast treat.

Ingredients

• 600 g mixed dried fruit or a mix of the following (raisins, apricot, sultanas)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean extract 
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• zest and juice from 1 orange
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 organic eggs
• 200 g (2 cups) ground almonds
• 50 g walnuts
• ¼ cup almond flakes

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 160°C fan-forced.
2. Prepare a loaf tin with baking paper lining the sides and the base.
3. Combine dried fruit, spice, vanilla, orange zest + juice, olive oil, and eggs.
4. Add the almonds and walnuts and mix through.
5. Spoon Christmas Cake batter into your baking tin. Sprinkle almond flakes on top.
6. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Check with a skewer to see if it comes out clean, if not bake for another 30 minutes.
7. Cover the top if necessary to prevent over-browning.
8. Cool, then remove from the tin and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.

This recipe is approved for our following Healing Diets: