No sugar added fruitcake.

Fruitcake for X'mas. Do you notice that Santa gets slimmer this year? Do you know why?Santa has been eating fruitcake.

If we can't turn away on cakes, we'd better make it healthier.
I make this fruitcake only once a year,so I prefer to have it my way.If there are certain fruits you don't like, you can always include more of another. I usually add some applesauce to my fruitcake recipe to make a healthier and moister fruitcake.

This fruitcake is made of cranberries, dried apricots,prunes, dried kiwis, figs and almonds. All dried fruits were placed in an enclosed container and were soaked with rum for 1 week. Of course, it would be nicer if we leave them longer.

In order to prevent over browning, I usually line the bottom and sides of the pan with foil. To prevent burning around the edges,set the fruitcake pan in a bigger pan half-filled with water or place a pan of water on the oven floor below the baking cake

To serve, slice cake in a sawing motion with sharp thin blade of knife or a serrated knife. I usually use a warm apricot jam to brush on the cakes for a shine. It just doesn't only taste good, but it's also healthy.