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Vegan christmas fruit cake recipe

blessmyfoodbypayal
vegan christmas fruit cake made without alcohol is a fun recipe you would love to try on christmas.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Rest time 12 hours
Total Time 13 hours 10 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine world
Servings 1 Cake

Ingredients
  

1 cup = 200ml

    FOR SOAKING DRY FRUITS

    • 1 cup orange juice we used homemade fresh juice
    • 1 cup/160 g dried fruits we used mix of cranberry, strawberry, kiwi, mango, golden raisins and blueberry
    • 1/4 cup/45 g tutti fruity/candied peels
    • 1/2 cup/65 g dry fruits/nuts we used almonds, cashews & walnuts
    • Salt a pinch

    FOR FLAX EGG

    • 3 tbsp/30g flax seeds
    • 6 tbsp water

    FOR BAKING A CAKE

    • Soaked fruits
    • Flax egg
    • 1/2 cup/100ml oil
    • 1/2 cup/100g powdered cane sugar you can use refined sugar, brown sugar or jaggery powder
    • 1.5 cup/225 g whole wheat flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp baking soda
    • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
    • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
    • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
    • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
    • 1 tsp lemon juice

    FOR GARNISH

    • Handful of halved Almonds
    • Tutti fruity as needed

    Instructions
     

    SOAKING OF DRY FRUITS

    • Take a bowl and add orange juice & salt.
    • Add roughly chopped dried fruits, dry fruits (nuts) and tutti fruity.
    • Give a mix, cover the bowl and keep in refrigerator overnight. However you can  soak dry fruits from 1 hour to 2 months. Read the beginning of post to know more it.

    MAKING OF FLAX EGG

    • Take a blender, add flax seeds and grind to a fine powder.
    • Transfer powdered flax seeds in a bowl.
    • Add water, mix and leave aside for atleast 15 minutes.
    • The mixture will turn into a slimy textured liquid.

    MAKING OF CAKE

    • Firstly take the soaked fruits and nuts mixture out of refrigerator and let it come to room temperature.
    • Switch on the oven for preheating @160°C or @320°F for 10 minutes.
    • Add oil and powdered sugar in a bowl. Whisk well.
    • Add flax egg and whisk well.
    • Now add soaked dry fruits (including juice).
    • Put a sieve on the bowl and add whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and ginger powder.
    • Sift them into a bowl.
    • Also add lemon juice and mix using cut and fold method.
    • Add water to adjust the consistency of batter. However the batter must be thick.
    • Transfer to a baking tin greased with lined butter paper or parchment paper. Do note that fill the batter only upto 3/4 of the tin.
    • Design the top with halved almonds and tutti fruity or whatever way you want to, but do this process immediately.
    • Place the tin in preheated oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes @160°C or @320°F in the middle rack with both the rods on.
    • Once done, pass the cake through toothpick test and if succeeded, place the tin on cooling rack.
    • Let cake cool down a bit for about half an hour.
    • After the said time, invert the cake and let it cool completely.
    • Slice and enjoy.

    Notes

    1. Same recipe can be followed with alcoholic cake too.
    2. Use any dried fruits and nuts of your choice or availability.
    3. If don't have tutti fruity, add more dried fruits of the same quantity.
    4. Whole wheat flour can be replaced with all purpose flour.
    5. The consistency of batter needs to be thick which helps to hold the nuts. Also the soaking makes the nuts and fruits heavy, so only thick batter can help them from settling at the base.
    6. To get the clean slices, use a sharp knife to cut and let your cake rest/cool properly before slicing.
    7. In case you have no time at all to soak the fruits and nuts or alternatively have chunks of months for soaking, then read the post from the beginning. All tips, tricks and methods are shared there.
    Keyword christmas cake, fruit cake, non alcoholic chritmas cake, plum cake, vegan christmas cake