Christmas Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large orange
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup agave nectar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups blanched almond flour
• 1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 wash the orange and boil it whole (peel and all) for 1 ½ hours, or until soft.
• 2 place whole orange (peel and all) in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• 3 process in eggs, agave, almond extract, almond flour, salt and baking soda until well blended.
• 4 transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in cranberries, apricots, pistachios and walnuts.
• 5 pour mixture into a greased, almond flour dusted 9 inch springform pan.
• 6 if cake begins to brown on top before center is done, cover with tin foil.
• 7 bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes, or until a knife stuck in the center comes out clean.
• 8 cool in the pan for 2 hours.
• 9 serve.