Gluten free Christmas cake | Women's Weekly Food

Ingredients

• melted butter for greasing
• 1 1/4 cups (170g) gluten-free flour, plus extra to dust
• 2 cups (240g) ground almonds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture
• 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
• Dried barberies to decorate
• FRUIT MIXTURE
• 1 cup (200g) soft and juicy dried figs
• 1 cup (80g) dried Fuji apple pieces
• 1 cup (150g) dried apricots
• 4 large (40g) dried pear halves
• ½ cup (65g) Craisins
• 1 cup (160g) golden raisins
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup (125ml) limoncello