Cayle Christmas Cake (suitable for diabetics) | RNZ Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 cups mixed dried fruit (I use a brand called real value because the fruit is not sticky and syrupy, and I pick out the green cherries cos I cant take them seriously)
• ½ cup pitted dates
• 1 can of apricots or peaches in juice not syrup
• ¼ cup cold tea
• Zest of an orange
• 1½ tsp mixed spice
• ¾ tsp cinnamon
• 3 eggs beaten
• 2¼ tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 16 whole almonds for decorating
• 1 tsp melted butter