Celebration Cake
Featured Product:
Extra Juicy Apple Juice
| Nutrition Information: | |
| Servings Per Recipe: | 64 |
| Amount Per Serving: | |
| Energy: | 300kJ |
| Protein: | 1.0g |
| Fat, total: | 1.5g |
| Carbohydrate: | 13g |
| Dietary Fibre: | 2g |
| Prep. Time: | 15 min |
| Cook Time: | 55 min |
| Ready in: | 1hr & 5min |
Ingredients
450g currants
300g sultanas
1 1/2 cups grated carrot, lightly packed (135g)
1/3 cup whisky
1 1/3 cup Extra Juicy Apple Juice
100g dried apricots, chopped
100g butter
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
2 1/2 cups wholemeal flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 eggs
Directions
Place currants, sultanas, grated carrot and whisky in a large mixing bowl. Heat apple juice, chopped apricots and butter together in a large pot until butter has melted. Dissolve bicarbonate of soda in this hot mixture, then pour this over fruit. Add dry ingredients and eggs and mix well.
Transfer mixture to a prepared 23 x 23cm cake tin (base lined with greaseproof paper and greased. Decorate surface with a few whole or chopped walnuts if desired.
Bake at 160 C until cooked, approximately 55 minutes.
To make it easier to cut into serving size portions, cut cake into quarters first, then each quarter into 16 servings.
