Name: Eggless Rum Fruit Cake recipe by Swathy Nandhini at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: For Soaking:; Dates- 1 cup; Raisins- 1/2 cup; Cashews- 1/4 cup; Glazed cherries- 1/4 cup; Tutti fruity- 1/4 cup; Almonds, pistachios, Walnuts- 1/4 cup; Rum- 1 cup; For the Main Cake Batter:; Wheat flour- 2 cups; Brown sugar- 1 cup; Oil- 1 cup; Milk- 1 cup; Vinegar- 2 tbsp; Baking soda- 1 tsp; Baking Powder- 1/2 tsp; Vanilla Essence- 1 tsp; Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp; Cardamom powder- 1 tsp; Dry ginger powder- 1 tsp

ABOUT Eggless Rum Fruit Cake RECIPE

This rum fruit cake is usually prepared during the Christmas season and this method of using alcohol for soaking nuts has originated from Bahamas. It's soft, moist, heavenly and filled with dry fruits and nuts. This cake has a wonderful aroma that fills the entire house while baking it.

Ingredients Serving: 10

For Soaking:
Dates- 1 cup
Raisins- 1/2 cup
Cashews- 1/4 cup
Glazed cherries- 1/4 cup
Tutti fruity- 1/4 cup
Almonds, pistachios, Walnuts- 1/4 cup
Rum- 1 cup
For the Main Cake Batter:
Wheat flour- 2 cups
Brown sugar- 1 cup
Oil- 1 cup
Milk- 1 cup
Vinegar- 2 tbsp
Baking soda- 1 tsp
Baking Powder- 1/2 tsp
Vanilla Essence- 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp
Cardamom powder- 1 tsp
Dry ginger powder- 1 tsp

Instructions

Chop all the dry fruits and nuts and put it in a jar or box. Pour in the rum, stir well and keep it closed. Let it soak for about 24 hours and stir in between so that it gets soaked properly.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line the bottom of a baking tin with parchment paper and brush oil on the sides.
Take wheat flour, add brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder and dry ginger powder in a mixing bowl and mix everything well together.
Then add oil and vanilla essence to the flour and stir well so that there are no lumps.
In a separate bowl take milk, add vinegar to it and stir gently. Then add baking soda and stir. The mixture will become frothy, add this to the batter and mix it quickly.
Add the rum soaked dry fruits and nuts to the batter and mix it well.
Pour this batter to the prepared tin and bake for about 60 minutes or until the cake is done.
Once it completely cools, slice and serve.

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