Name: Gluten-free glace fruit cakes
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 250 gram butter, softened; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 4 eggs; 1 cup (160g) mixed dried fruit; 150 gram glace cherries, quartered; 150 kilogram 150g glace apricots, chopped finely; 150 gram 150g glace pineapple, chopped finely; 3/4 cup (120g) blanched almonds, toasted, chopped finely; 1 cup (120g) almond meal; 1 cup (150g) gluten-free plain flour; 1 cup (150g) gluten-free self-raising flour; 1/4 cup (60ml) cointreau; 1/4 cup (80g) apricot jam; 1/2 cup (80g) blanched almonds, extra; 2 tablespoon cointreau, extra; glace fruit for decoration, extra, optional

Ingredients

250 gram butter, softened

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

4 eggs

1 cup (160g) mixed dried fruit

150 gram glace cherries, quartered

150 kilogram 150g glace apricots, chopped finely

150 gram 150g glace pineapple, chopped finely

3/4 cup (120g) blanched almonds, toasted, chopped finely

1 cup (120g) almond meal

1 cup (150g) gluten-free plain flour

1 cup (150g) gluten-free self-raising flour

1/4 cup (60ml) cointreau

1/4 cup (80g) apricot jam

1/2 cup (80g) blanched almonds, extra

2 tablespoon cointreau, extra

glace fruit for decoration, extra, optional

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan-forced). Line the base and side of two 15cm-round cake pans with one layer of brown paper and two layers of baking paper, bringing paper 3cm above the edge of the pans.

2.Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined between additions. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in fruit, nuts, almond meal, sifted flours, liqueur and jam.

3.Divide the mixture between prepared pans; smooth the surface. Decorate the top of cakes with the extra almonds. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until cooked when tested. Cover top of cakes loosely with foil if over-browning.

4.Brush the top of hot cakes with extra liqueur. Cover hot cakes tightly with foil; cool in pans. Serve decorated with extra glace fruit, if desired.