Vegan Fruit Cake

Photo: flickr user theeeeta

Ingredients

1 cup water or beer

2 cups raisins

1 cup packed brown sugar

cup butter, non-hydrogenated margarine or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups cake flour

1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup chopped dried fruits or apples

1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup lemon, orange or lime

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Boil first 8 ingredients together for 3 minutes. Allow to cool. Sift cake flour before measuring; re-sift with baking powder and soda. Stir flour mixture gradually into other mixture. Add chopped nuts and fruit. Bake in greased tube pan for 1 hour. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar or ice with a citrus glaze.

Mix above ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake.