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Jan Bilton

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Ingredients

1 cupGolden kumara, cooked (Main)
⅓ cupOrange juice
200 gButter
¾ cupBrown sugar, lightly packed
2Large eggs, lightly beaten
1 ¼ cupsGluten-free flour mix
1 tspGround cinnamon
1 tspVanilla essence/extract
400 gSultanas, or mixed dried fruit
¼ tspAlmond essence

Directions

  1. Set oven to 180C. Grease and line a deep 20-23cm cake pan.
  2. Mash kumara and orange juice together.
  3. Cream butter and sugar, until light. Gradually beat in eggs. Add kumara mixture.
  4. Sift in baking mix and cinnamon then add dried fruit and essences.
  5. Mix well. Spoon into tin and smooth top with the back of a spoon.
  6. Bake for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean.
  7. Cool in pan. Keep for a day before cutting.
  8. Can be iced with butter icing.

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