Name: Christmas fruit cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250 ml water; 125 ml milk fat-free; 125 ml margarine lite, soft; 125 ml sultanas; 35 (1/2 x 250) g apricots chopped; 12 (1/2 x 250) g prunes dried; 10 ( 1/2 x 250) g peaches chopped; 30 ml currants; 125 ml white sugar; 5 ml Bicarbonate of soda; 1 ml salt; 10 pecan nuts halved, chopped; 190 ml flour cake; 5 ml Bicarbonate of soda; 5 ml Baking powder; 85 ml oat bran; 250 ml cereal whole wheat pronutro; 1 apples peeled, grated; 1 eggs; 2 ml almond essence; 1 eggs whites only, beaten

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Ingredients (21)

250 ml	water
125 ml	milk — fat-free
125 ml	margarine — lite, soft
125 ml	sultanas
35 (1/2 x 250) g	apricots — chopped
12 (1/2 x 250) g	prunes — dried
10 ( 1/2 x 250) g	peaches — chopped
30 ml	currants
125 ml	white sugar
5 ml	Bicarbonate of soda
1 ml	salt
10	pecan nuts — halved, chopped
190 ml	flour — cake
5 ml	Bicarbonate of soda
5 ml	Baking powder
85 ml	oat bran
250 ml	cereal — whole wheat pronutro
1	apples — peeled, grated
1	eggs
2 ml	almond essence
1	eggs — whites only, beaten

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Method:

Place the water, milk, margarine, fruit, sugar, 5 ml bicarbonate of soda, the salt and nuts in a large saucepan. Simmer over a low heat for 20 minutes.

Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and allow to cool completely.

Remove the pips from the prunes. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees celsius.

Sift together the flour, 5 ml bicarbonate of soda, and the baking powder over the cooled fruits in a bowl.

Add the oat bran, the whole-wheat ProNutro and the grated apple.

Mix gently with a wooden spoon.

Beat the egg and almond essence together, and add to the batter.

Whisk the egg white and fold it into the mixture.

Spoon the batter into a nonstick baking pan (a 30 cm long loaf pan or 15 cm square or round pan), which has been sprayed with nonstick spray.

Bake for 2 hours, or until a knife or skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Allow to cool completely, then sprinkle with a little brandy (optional)

Store in an airtight container, or cover with foil and store for 2 days in the fridge before eating.

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