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Christmas Fruit Cake

Dec-20-2015
sapana behl
15 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
6 People
Serves
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ABOUT Christmas Fruit Cake RECIPE

An eggless fruit cake made with dried fruits and nuts .

Recipe Tags

  • Egg-free
  • Medium
  • Christmas
  • British
  • Dessert
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 6

  1. 1 and 1/2 cup All purpose flour +extra for dusting
  2. 1 cup brown sugar
  3. 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  4. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  5. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 teaspoon all spice powder
  7. 1/4 cup tutti fruti
  8. 1/4 cup almonds
  9. 1/4 cup cashew nuts
  10. 1/4 cup raisins
  11. 1/8 cup walnuts
  12. 1/4 cup dates
  13. 1/8 cup apricots
  14. 1 cup apple juice
  15. 1 cup buttermilk
  16. 1/4 cup hot water
  17. 1/2 cup butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and line and dust the 8" cake tin with butter and dry flour or parchment paper.
  2. Chop all the dried fruits , and soak them in apple juice for one day. Drain the dried fruits just before baking the cake and dust them with dry flour.
  3. Sift together all purpose flour, all spice powder, baking powder and salt. Set it aside.
  4. Take a bowl and put in the brown sugar, add butter milk and whisk it . Then add baking soda and whisk again . Wait till it becomes frothy.
  5. Next, add melted butter and whisk again. Add the sifted flour into the sugar mixture in two batches. Mix it gently .
  6. Add dried fruits and nuts, stir gently and add hot water if required. Pour this it into the prepared pans and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.
  7. Check with toothpick inserted in the center . Once cooked, let the cake cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve.

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Reneetha Kancherla
Nov-29-2016
Reneetha Kancherla   Nov-29-2016

one cup means how is it measured.. can u plz tell I am trying to bake for d first time

Namrata Malik
Sep-20-2016
Namrata Malik   Sep-20-2016

is necessary to put apple juice.

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