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Christmas Fruit Cake
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Christmas Fruit Cake

This Christmas fruit cake recipe has no eggs, no alcohol, needs no soaking of fruits and all of this without losing on to its known taste.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course: cakes, Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Plums
  • 3/4 cup Chopped Pecan
  • 3/4 cup Chopped Dates
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Molasses
  • 1 ½ cup All-purpose flour
  • ½ cup Almond flour
  • 1/4 cup Orange and Lemon zest
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg and Spice Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt

Method
 

Boiling the Fruits:
  1. Place a saucepan on low flame and melt the butter.
  2. Add brown sugar, dried cranberries, golden raisins, molasses, and water.
  3. Stir well and let the mixture boil for about 5 minutes. The fruits should turn soft and plump.
  4. Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool completely.
  5. Add chopped dates, prunes, and pecans once cooled. Mix gently until well combined.
Making the Cake Batter:
  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, lemon zest, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, mixed spice powder, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Stir the dry ingredients thoroughly so the flavors spread evenly.
  3. Add the cooled fruit mixture along with yogurt (used here as an egg replacement).
  4. Fold everything together to form a smooth, thick batter.
Baking the Cake:
  1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
  2. Pour the batter into a greased and lined baking pan.
  3. Bake for 70 to 80 minutes. The baking time may vary depending on the oven type and pan size.
  4. Insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
  5. Let the cake cool completely before slicing and serving.

Notes

  • You can your favorite dry fruits like cashew, almonds, cherries etc.  
  • You can skip almond flour, instead you can add extra all purpose flour. 
  • Fruit cake always prepared using brown sugar but if you desire for regular sugar, no problem feel free to use regular sugar. 
  • Because this cake takes more time to bake, use 2 butter paper at the bottom of pan to avoid burning.