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Christmas Cake Recipe (also includes an eggless cake recipe)

What's Christmas without Fruit Cake! (which is how Christmas Cake is also known) When I was a kid, my mom would buy the most delicious Plum Cakes from a cake-seller who would come to their bank quite regularly. These fruit cakes are no replacement for those childhood memories of rich-dark cake, but

Ingredients
  

Easy Christmas Cake Recipe

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • xbd tsp baking soda
  • 1 - 2 tsps coffee instant powder
  • 1 cup sugar fine
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 2 tsps 1 tsps vanilla essence or mixed fruit essence
  • 3 eggs
  • xbc cup nuts seeds mixed and (chopped)
  • 3 tbsps Cointreau Limoncello or (optional)

Eggless Christmas Cake Recipe

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • xbd tsp baking soda
  • 1 - 2 tsps coffee instant powder
  • 1 cup potatoes finely mashed
  • 1 cup yogurt (plus keep xbd cup if batter too thick)
  • 1 cup sugar fine .
  • xbd cup xbe cups Caramel sugar water made using and .
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder .
  • 1 tsp ginger powder .
  • 2 tsps 1 tsps vanilla extract or mixed fruit essence .
  • 3 tbsps Cointreau Limoncello or (optional).

Instructions
 

  • Easy Christmas Cake Recipe
  • Grease two 8u201d round tins and line with parchment paper. You can also bake in multiple foil tins for gifting away smaller cakes. Baking time will be less in case you are using smaller foil tins.
  • Preheat oven at 175 C.
  • In a large bowl, beat together oil, sugar, cinnamon and ginger powder, vanilla essence and 3 eggs.
  • Add the cooled caramel. Whisk well.
  • In a large dish, sieve the flour, soda, baking powder and instant coffee powder.
  • To the wet ingredients, add the dry ingredients in batches, folding well to incorporate.
  • Once nearly done, add 2 cups or half the soaked fruit, nuts and the liquor. Mix well and pour equally into the two greased tins.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 175 C and another 15-25 minutes at 150 C covered by foil.
  • Test the center of the cake if it is done. Cool for 15 minutes in pan. Remove along with paper onto a cooling rack.
  • Poke holes with a skewer or toothpick and pour two tablespoons of rum or any other liquor. Once cooled, cover with parchment paper and keep in a tin. Repeat the rum-soak every other day for a week or so (optional).
  • Eggless Christmas Cake Recipe
  • Grease two 8u201d round tins and line with parchment paper. You can also use multiple foil tins for gifting away smaller cakes. Baking time will be less in case you are using smaller foil tins.
  • Preheat oven at 175 C.
  • In a large bowl, whisk well the oil, yogurt, mashed potato, sugar, caramel, spices and vanilla.
  • In a large dish, sieve the flour, soda, baking powder and instant coffee powder.
  • To the wet ingredients, add the dry ingredients in batches, folding well to incorporate.
  • Once nearly done, add 2 cups or half the soaked fruit, nuts and the liquor. Mix well and pour equally into the two greased tins.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 175 C and another 15-25 minutes at 150 C covered by foil.
  • Test the center of the cake if it is done. Cool for 15 minutes in pan. Remove along with paper onto a cooling rack.
  • Poke holes with a skewer or toothpick and pour two tablespoons of rum or any other liquor. Once cooled, cover well with parchment paper and keep in a tin. Repeat the rum-soak every other day for a week or so (optional).

Notes

Note:Pressure cook 3 medium potatoes. Remove skin when cool and mash with fork, removing any lumps.Bring to room temperature.
Tip
For both versions, let the cake sit overnight before slicing or it may be very crumbly.