Bizzibeans Gluten Free Christmas Fruitcake – Luxurious & Moist Boiled Fruit Cake with Tasty Brandy-Soaked Fruit (No Icing) for Xmas – Vegetarian & Dairy Free – Serves 20 – Round, 8”, Approx 1.4KG

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I feel that, in the current climate, this question couldn’t be more relevant! So here’s my hard sell:

Looking for the measurements? Keep scrolling until you see the recipe card for the measurements and method… You can mix this up however you like, using amaretto or brandy and whatever quantities of mixed dried fruit that you like. Although making Christmas Cake is pretty straight forward, there are a couple of bits of kit that you will definitely need. Margarine contain: (vegetable oil (Sustainable palm oil, rapeseed oil), water, salt, emulsifier (E475), natural flavouring).I say this every time, but there’s no way I’d be announcing a *fifth* recipe book if it wasn’t for you guys. And I am eternally grateful to you lot for supporting me on this crazy author journey so far! But I’ve thrown in some tips here that will be really helpful if this is your first time baking this, or you want to adapt it. So here they are! Gluten-free Christmas cake recipe: Frequently Asked Questions Can I make this recipe gluten-free? Is it suitable for Coeliacs? One of your most requested recipes during the festive season has been: a proper gluten-free Christmas cake that actually tastes like real Christmas cake. You’re looking for a lovely dark golden colour once baked. It should be slightly risen in the middle too. As far as choice of alcohol goes, traditional recipes tend to use Brandy, Sherry or Whisky. But as with the fruit, the choice is yours as long as you choose a spirit with a good alcohol content. Favourites at GFHQ include Calvados (apple brandy), Cointreau (or an alternative orange liqueur) and Amaretti (almond liqueur). The sugar

Don’t forget about these! (A complete list of other recipes that would be perfect for Christmas that you’ll find in my other books) That wasn’t so bad was it? I’m sure you want to buy 10 copies now! Does the book have dairy-free recipes in it? Also, make sure that all ingredients used don’t have any gluten-containing ingredients. Then make that that they also don’t have a ‘may contain’ warning for gluten, wheat, rye, barley, oats (which aren’t gf), spelt and khorasan wheat (aka Kamut). Being a sharing cake, it may be that you are making the Christmas Cake gluten free so that someone you know (who is gluten-intolerant) can enjoy it too. That’s absolutely brilliant and they will love you for thinking of them… But what do you need to think about other than not using wheat flour? You can use a food processor to make the initial cake batter, but don’t use it once you’ve added the dried fruit mixture. It’ll start to blend them instead of mixing them! Can I make your gluten-free Christmas cake recipe by hand?

Yes – tons actually! Throughout the book, I’ve clearly labelled whenever a recipe is dairy-free. And whenever a recipe isn’tdairy-free to start with, I’ve listed exactly how to make it dairy-free (if possible) for each recipe. We bake prototype cakes in smaller batches to avoid too much wastage in case things go wrong. Smaller batches then need to be scaled up and this invariably causes unforeseen issues. For instance, when mixing larger quantities of our Oaty Raspberry Bar we have to be careful to layer up the wet ingredients with the dry to ensure everything gets properly mixed – something which gets harder to achieve the bigger the mixing bowl. This sounds simple but in reality takes trial, error, attention to detail patience and consistency. This transition from test kitchen sample to production sample can take weeks to fine tune. Team training also, understandably takes time, as everything we do is by hand rather than on a production line.

of all the ingredients used are easily available in supermarkets. Apart from psyllium husk and tapioca starch that are needed for 2 recipes, you can easily source everything else you need. Transfer the herbs to the bowl of caster sugar and turn them over so they are well covered in sugar. Your ‘bog standard’ and old school cakes tend to use currants, sultanas, raisins, cherries and sometimes peel. Occasionally, the tradition is extended to Christmassy cranberries, figs and prunes. But choice of fruit matters… As a child, I avoided Christmas cake like the plague… I later worked out that this was because I hated too many currants and raisins in particular… both of which seemed to be the bulk of the cake. A good set of kitchen scales is also important. Whether making Christmas Cake or any other bake, accuracy is key. I have a set of dual platform digital scales, which are brilliant whether you need larger or tiny measurements. It just has such a wonderful texture that reminds me of well… real Christmas cake! And I know that after one bite, you’ll be in 100% agreeance. Why bake my gluten-free Christmas cake recipe?

Gluten-free Christmas cake recipe: Method

Yes! I’ve clearly labelled whenever a recipe is suitable for vegetarians or vegans. If it isn’t veggie/vegan to start with, I’ve also included instructions on how to adapt it, if possible – which most of them are! In every bite, you’ve got all those wonderful festive flavours thanks to the amaretto- soaked dried fruit and marzipan, finished with sweet fondant icing.

It’s like a millionaires slice – just a million times better in my humble opinion. Bliss Bars are dairy free, vegan and gluten free and will be available as large traybakes and individually wrapped slices from the 29th September. Raspberry Bakewell Though I’m not opposed to going all out at Christmas, this recipe book doesn’t use tons of super expensive ingredients. It just isn’t in my nature as a home cook and baker! There does seem to be a variety of mince pies this year from regular gluten free to frangipane topped and slices which makes a nice change. It is also nice to see a couple of places have a gluten free yule log too when for the past year or so only Tesco have had this. Phew! No wonder by the time September arrives we are all ready for a brew and a collective breather. It’s very satisfying and challenging to get to the end of the development and launch process together as a team. It’s quite a special moment to see the new cakes leaving the bakery for the first time.Here’s some more info from Coeliac UK on identifying safe gluten-free products. Can I make your gluten-free Christmas cake recipe dairy-free?