White chocolate and macadamia nut panforte

Panforte is a festive Italian flat cake — a cross between fruitcake, candy and a honey cake. It is traditionally made with dark fruits and chocolate. This is a light version.

Ingredients

3 cups	Dried fruit, mixed, eg pineapple, mango, ginger, papaya, chopped (Main)
1 cup	Macadamia nuts, whole (Main)
1 cup	Plain flour
1 tsp	Mixed spice
2 Tbsp	Water
½ cup	Honey, mild
½ cup	Sugar
100 g	White chocolate, chopped (Main)
1 tsp	Vanilla paste

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 150C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake pan with baking paper.
2. Combine the fruit, nuts, flour and spice in a bowl.
3. Heat the water, honey and sugar on low, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer for 1 minute. Add the chocolate and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Pour into the dry ingredients, mix, and quickly spoon evenly into the pan.
4. Bake for about 45 minutes, until the edges are firm but the centre still a little soft. Cut into thin slices to serve. Can be dusted with icing sugar.

See more of Jan's festive recipes

• Gluten-free festive fruit cake
• Five-minute fruit cake
• Old-fashioned Christmas pudding