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Hi,

After some time of enjoying the List, I thouht id send in my first
contribution. My husband is allergic to eggs and a celiac, so I
adapted this recipe for him. He seems to like it. Enjoy

Gill



Gluten-free Eggless Fruit Cake

Part 1
8 oz    Butter
8 oz    Brown Sugar
8 oz    Currants
8 oz    Sultanas
4 oz    Raisins
1 oz    Almonds
1 doz.  Walnuts
¾ pint  warm water

Put the above ingredients into a saucepan and bring slowly to the
boil, stirring all the time. Boil gently for 5 minutes. Remove from
heat and allow to go quite cold.

Part 2
14 oz   Flour
1 tsp.  Salt
1 tsp.  Mixed Spice
½       Nutmeg grated (1/2 tsp. powdered)

Sift flour with salt and spices and stir into cold fruit mixture.

Part 3

1 tsp.  Bicarbonate of Soda
1 tsp.  warm water

Dissolve Bicarbonate of Soda in water and add to mixture.

Turn mixture into a prepared cake tin. Bake for 2 to 2 ½ hours at Gas
Mk 4 , 350F or 175C.

Notes :

We used Rice flour for the first attempt.

A 10inch ringform cake-tin was used in a fan-assisted oven to ensure
that the cake cooked evenly.