Diabetic Fruit Cake

Mix the mixed vine fruits in the cognac or whiskey.

Melt the chopped dates in the 4 tbsps. water very slowly mixing all the time, over low heat. Mix with the vine fruits. Let the mixture stand in a cool place for 3 to 6 hours.

Sift the flour, baking powder and the mixed spice, add the rinds and the chopped nuts.

Mix the flour mixture with the fruit mixture well and put the cake mixture in a greased loaf tin measuring approximately 12cms. x 22cms.

Bake in a preheated oven, gas mark 4 or 195 degrees celius for about 50 mins. Check with a skewer. If it comes out clean, then the cake will be ready.

Let cool for about 1 hour.