FAT-SCRAP Fruit Cake

Well, I 've impressed myself here..an oat based, a no added sugar with very little fat tasty, moist fruit cake that everyone who has tasted it so far has enjoyed, especially my husband! Just shows you can make healthy food delicious!!

200 ml of water
60 ml almond oil
750g mixed dried fruit (I used 250g organic ready to eat prunes, 350g organic ready to eat rasins and 150g organic ready to eat dates)
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon all-spice
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 cups porridge oats
1/2 teaspoon almond essence

Place the water, oil, fruit, nutmeg, spices and bicarbonate of soda in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Leave to cool.

When cool beat in the eggs.

Add the juice, oats and almond essence and stir well.

Bake in a lined cake/loaf tine 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/ gas mark 4 for 45 mins-1 hour.

Leave to cool in tin