Does anyone know of a good diabetic christmas cake recipe?

I want to make a christmas cake for my mum and she is diabetic, i would also appreciate any christmas treat recipes that are sugar free, thank-you in advance.Does anyone know of a good diabetic christmas cake recipe?CHRISTMAS CAKE FOR DIABETICS



Makes 36 portions.

Metric/Imperial

175g/6oz sultanas

175g/6oz raisins

100g/4oz currants

50g/2oz glac茅 cherries chopped

275ml/陆pint cold tea

200g/7oz polyunsaturated margarine

50g/2oz ground almonds

275g/10oz wholemeal flour

2x5ml sp/2tsp baking powder

2x5ml sp/2tsp mixed spice

3 size 3 eggs beaten

grated rind of one lemon

50g/2oz blanched almonds chopped

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1. Put all the dried fruit into a bowl, cover it with the cold tea and leave the fruit to plump up overnight.



2. Cream the margarine and ground almonds until the mixture has lightened in colour. Sieve the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl and gradually add the eggs and half the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Fold in the lemon rind and mixed nuts. Carefully fold the remaining flour intothe fruit mixture to make a soft dropping consistency.

Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm/8inch cake tin.



3 Bake the cake at 325潞F/170潞C/gas mark 4 for one hour.

Then reduce the heat to 275潞F/140潞C/gas mark1 for a further 1-1录hours. Cover the top of the cake with greaseproof paper if it is browning too quickly.

Test the cake in the usual way to see if it is done. When done leave in the tin to cool before turning out.

To store the cake wrap in foil or leave it one day to mature and then freeze it





Does anyone know of a good diabetic christmas cake recipe?Rich Fruit Ring Recipe



It's relatively low in fat, and depends mainly on dried fruits soaked in apple juice for natural sweetness.



85 g (3 oz) dried cranberries

85 g (3 oz) sultanas

85 g (3 oz) dried pears, chopped

85 g (3 oz) stoned prunes, chopped

85 g (3 oz) dried figs, chopped

85 g (3 oz) stoned dried dates, chopped

250 ml (8陆 fl oz) apple juice

50 g (1戮 oz) pecan nuts, chopped

50 g (1戮 oz) candied ginger, chopped

finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

5 tbsp sunflower oil

1 egg

75 g (2陆 oz) molasses sugar

115 g (4 oz) self-raising white flour

115 g (4 oz) self-raising wholemeal flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp ground mixed spice

3鈥? tbsp semi-skimmed milk, as needed



Place all the dried fruit in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the apple juice, place over a moderate heat and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for 3鈥? minutes or until the fruit begins to absorb the liquid.

Remove the pan from the heat and leave, covered, until completely cold. Stir in the pecan nuts, ginger, and lemon zest and juice.

Preheat the oven to 150潞C (300潞F, gas mark 2). Brush a 23 cm (9 in) ring tin with a little oil. In a bowl, beat together the sunflower oil, egg and sugar until smooth.

Sift the white and wholemeal flours, baking powder and mixed spice into a large bowl, tipping in any bran in the sieve. Add the soaked fruit and the egg mixture, and stir well to combine thoroughly. Stir in enough milk to make a fairly soft mixture.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 1录鈥?陆 hours or until risen, firm and golden brown, and just beginning to shrink away from the sides of the tin.

Leave the cake to cool in the tin for at least 1 hour before running a knife around the edge and turning it out. Wrap in greaseproof paper and foil, and store for 2鈥? weeks before serving, to allow the flavours to mature.

To decorate the cake, gently heat the jam with 1 tsp water, then press through a sieve. Brush the top of the cake with the jam. Arrange the cherries, nuts and candied ginger on top, pressing them gently into the jam. Finally, dust with sifted icing sugar.



(For easier slicing, bake the cake in a long loaf tin, about 1.4 litres (2陆 pints) in capacity. * Soak the fruit in cherry brandy instead of apple juice.)

Does anyone know of a good diabetic christmas cake recipe?You can download a free .pdf ebook of "500 Diabetic Recipes" on the free downloads page at http://www.winwindeals.biz.

It has several cake recipes and other desserts %26amp; sweets in it. While I have not made any of the recipes from this ebook (I am diabetic.) I have found that Sucralose (Splenda is one brand name) works better for cooking than Aspartame (Nutrasweet or Equal) as it does not change chemically when heated. Does anyone know of a good diabetic christmas cake recipe?
You can follow almost ANY recipe and augment it for a diabetic by using artificial sugar instead of real sugar. The recipe's that call for brown sugar may be a bit more dodgy to change, but basic cake and pie recipes are pretty ok.