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Christams Fruit Cake

Also known as Fruit Cake · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes

Sweets & DessertsCakes, Cookies & Bakes

Total85 min
Prep20 min
Cook65 min
Serves8
Per serving467 cal
Spicemild

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer

Good for: Christmas, Party

Christams Fruit Cake

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Christmas fruit cake with rum-soaked fruit, butter, brown sugar and Cookd Christmas Spice Mix, topped with almonds. Serves 8, 85 min plus soaking, video.

Ingredients

10 items
Cooking for8 servings
  • ButterButter175 grams
  • Brown SugarBrown Sugar175 grams
  • EggsEggs3
  • Vanilla EssenceVanilla Essence1 tsp
  • Baking PowderBaking Powder1 tsp
  • Cookd Christmas Spice MixCookd Christmas Spice Mix1 tbsp
  • Rum Soaked FruitsRum Soaked Fruits200 grams
  • MaidaMaida160 grams
  • Sunflower OilSunflower Oil35 ml
  • AlmondsAlmonds, Peeled10

Cooking for someone with an allergy? Read every ingredient above. We have not finished checking allergens on this recipe.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 8. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer servingAll 8
Energy467kcal3736kcal
Protein5.8g46g
Carbohydrate56g448g
Fat25g201g
Fibre2.4g19g
Sugar37g293g

Cookd masalas for rum soaked fruits

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 deegrees.Soak the dry fruits ovedrnight in rum and strain it.

    ButterBrown SugarCookd Christmas Spice Mix

  2. 2

    Cream the butter, brown sugar, and Cookd Christmas spice mix.

    EggsVanilla Essence

  3. 3

    Add the eggs one at a time and mix well in between each addition. Add the vanilla essence.

    Rum Soaked Fruits

  4. 4

    Add the soaked fruits and nuts and combine the mixture well.

    Baking PowderMaida

  5. 5

    Finally, add the flour and baking powder and fold to mix well.

    Sunflower Oil

  6. 6

    Finally, add and mix in the oil.

    Almonds

  7. 7

    Pour in a lined mold, top it off with de-skinned almonds and bake at 180C for 40-45 mins

  8. 8

    Cool completely prior to consumption. cut it and serve

Before you start

How long does Christams Fruit Cake take?
1 hour 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 1 hour 5 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Christams Fruit Cake serve?
8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Christams Fruit Cake vegetarian?
It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
Is Christams Fruit Cake spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Christams Fruit Cake?
200 grams Rum Soaked Fruits, 160 grams Maida, 3 Eggs, 1 tbsp Cookd Christmas Spice Mix, 175 grams Butter, 175 grams Brown Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Christams Fruit Cake?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Christams Fruit Cake?
About 467 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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