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Christmas Fruit Cake
🥄 Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook: 10 min
🍽 Serves: 2 servings
A festive fruit cake that is rich, aromatic, and made with real wholesome ingredients for a celebration worth savoring.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Christmas Fruit Cake is the heart of every festive celebration, and Neetu Sirigiri brings you a version that is as wholesome as it is indulgent. Packed with soaked dried fruits, warm spices, and the brightness of fresh orange juice, this cake will fill your home with the most wonderful holiday aromas.
Dried fruits and nuts offer natural sweetness, fiber, and essential minerals, while almond flour adds a boost of healthy fats and protein to every slice. Brown sugar provides a richer, more complex flavor than refined white sugar, making this cake a more mindful treat you can enjoy without guilt.
- ✅ Almond flour adds natural protein and healthy fats without any artificial protein powders, keeping every bite nourishing and real.
- ✅ Soaked dried fruits and nuts deliver concentrated natural sweetness, fiber, and antioxidants that make this cake more than just a dessert.
- ✅ Brown sugar retains more minerals than refined white sugar and lends a deep caramel warmth that perfectly complements the holiday spices.
- ✅ Orange juice brings a fresh citrus brightness along with vitamin C, making this fruit cake feel light and vibrant despite its rich festive character.
Ingredients You’ll Need
(Full measurements in the recipe card below)
Wet Ingredients
- • 180g butter — base of cake
- • 180g brown sugar — adds depth
- • 3 eggs — binds batter
- • 1 tsp vanilla essence — adds flavour
- • 1/2 cup orange juice — keeps it moist
Dry Ingredients
- • 180g flour — main structure
- • 40g almond flour — adds richness
- • 1/2 tsp baking powder — helps rise
- • 1/2 tsp baking soda — helps rise
- • 1/4 tsp salt — balances sweet
- • allspice and ginger powder — warm spice flavour
- • 1/2 cup soaked dried fruits and nuts — festive texture
- • 10-15 cashews — adds crunch
Substitutions
| Ingredient | Swap |
|---|---|
| 3 eggs | 3 flax eggs for eggless version |
| butter | coconut oil for dairy free |
| orange juice | apple juice works well |
How to Make It — Step by Step
Cream Butter and Sugar
Beat 180g butter and 180g brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each. Mix in vanilla essence and orange juice.
Prepare Dry Mix
Combine flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, and ginger powder in a bowl and mix well.
Add Fruits to Flour
Toss the soaked dried fruits, nuts, and cashews into the flour mixture and stir to coat them evenly.
Combine and Pour
Fold the flour and fruit mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined. Pour batter into a greased and lined baking pan.
Bake
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 to 45 minutes. Do a toothpick test before removing from oven.
Tips for the Best Result
For the richest, most flavorful cake, soak your dried fruits and nuts in orange juice or rum for at least 24 hours before baking. The longer they soak, the more moist and flavorful your cake will be.
Once you add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, fold gently until just combined. Overmixing develops gluten and will make your cake dense and tough instead of soft and tender.
Fruit cakes can look done on the outside but still be wet inside. Insert a toothpick into the center of the cake and if it comes out clean with no wet batter, your cake is ready to come out of the oven.
How to Store
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, replace each egg with 1 tablespoon of flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, or use mashed banana for a naturally sweet egg-free version.
Raisins, cranberries, apricots, dates, walnuts, and almonds all work wonderfully. Use a mix for the best flavor and texture.
You can, but brown sugar gives the cake its signature deep, caramel-like flavor and moist texture, so it is highly recommended to stick with brown sugar.
This usually happens if the oven door is opened too early or the batter was overmixed. Make sure your oven is fully preheated and do not open the door before the 35-minute mark.
Nutrition Per Serving
| Nutrient | Per Serving (2 servings) |
|---|---|
| Calories | — |
| Protein | — |
| Carbohydrates | — |
| Fiber | — |
| Fat | — |
| Sugar | — |
Estimates only — values vary with exact brands used.
Ingredients
- → 1/2 cup soaked dried fruits and nuts
- → 180 grams of flour
- → 3 eggs
- → 180 grams of butter
- → 180 grams of brown sugar
- → 40 grams of almond flour
- → 10-15 cashews
- → All spice
- → Ginger powder
- → 1/2 cup orange juice
- → 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- → 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- → 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- → 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1. Beat 180g butter and 180g brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each. Mix in vanilla essence and orange juice.
- 2. Combine flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, and ginger powder in a bowl and mix well.
- 3. Toss the soaked dried fruits, nuts, and cashews into the flour mixture and stir to coat them evenly.
- 4. Fold the flour and fruit mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined. Pour batter into a greased and lined baking pan.
- 5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 to 45 minutes. Do a toothpick test before removing from oven.
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