Eggless Christmas fruit cake / Instant no soaking shortcut recipe
Eggless Christmas fruit cake / Instant no soaking shortcut recipe
This is an Eggless Christmas fruit cake that needs no alcohol or any kind fruit juice. More than that its an eggless treat that you can make this for Christmas. Its the best Instant Christmas fruit cake you can make if its have to be done in short time without any planning like soaking fruits in advance.Some years before I have made an eggless christmas cake in which I have used alcohol for soaking. But, this variation of fruit cake involves cooking the fruits & nuts in caramel water then preparing the cake. I have added cocoa powder for best colour and flavour. You can always add
some nutmeg powder even some cinnamon powder to give that authentic Christmas take to this cake. Let’s make this Eggless Christmas fruit cake and enjoy.
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Eggless Christmas fruit cake / Instant no soaking shortcut recipe
INGREDIENTS:
All purpose flour – 200 gms
Cocoa powder – 5 gm(1 tbsp)
Condensed milk – 120 gms
Butter(unsalted) – 90 gms
Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
Baking powder – 3/4 tsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Sugar(granulated) – 50 gms
Water(hot) – 240 ml/1 cup
Soda water – 120 ml /1/2 cup
Mixed fruits and nuts(cashew,badam,
kismis,blackgrapes,tuttifrutti) – 260-270 gms/ 11/2 cups
METHOD:
1.Chop nuts of your choice with some fruits (Mixed fruits and nuts(cashew,badam,
kismis,blackgrapes,tuttifrutti) keep ready.
2.Prepare a 6” pan with butter & line with parchment as shown.
3.Take a pan & spread sugar switch on the stove it will start to melt and caramelise add hot water at intervals and let it boil.
4.Now add the nut-fruit mixture let it cook for 5 minutes switch off and cool.
5.Take a mixing bowl add condensed milk and butter beat till creamy.
6.Add in the cooled fruit-nut mix & mix.
7.Now sieve in maida,cocoapowder,salt,bakingpowder and baking soda and mix.
8.Add soda water at intervals and mix to a shown consistency.
9.Inbetween preheat oven at 180 deg.
10.Pour the mixture to the prepared pan garnish some nuts.
11.Bake at 180 deg for 1 hr & 25 minutes.
12.When skewer inserted come out clean take out cover with towel and cool.
13.Take out the parchment slice and serve.
Eggless Christmas fruit cake / Instant no soaking shortcut recipe
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS:
All purpose flour - 200 gms
Cocoa powder - 5 gm(1 tbsp)
Condensed milk - 120 gms
Butter(unsalted) - 90 gms
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar(granulated) - 50 gms
Water(hot) - 240 ml/1 cup
Soda water - 120 ml /1/2 cup
Mixed fruits and nuts(cashew,badam,
kismis,blackgrapes,tuttifrutti) - 260-270 gms/ 11/2 cups
Instructions
- Chop nuts of your choice with some fruits (Mixed fruits and nuts(cashew,badam,kismis,blackgrapes,tuttifrutti) keep ready.2.Prepare a 6” pan with butter & line with parchment as shown.3.Take a pan & spread sugar switch on the stove it will start to melt and caramelize add hot water at intervals and let it boil.4.Now add the nut-fruit mixture let it cook for 5 minutes switch off and cool.5.Take a mixing bowl add condensed milk and butter beat till creamy.6.Add in the cooled fruit-nut mix & mix.7.Now sieve in maida,cocoapowder,salt,bakingpowder and baking soda and mix.8.Add soda water at intervals and mix to a shown consistency.9.Inbetween preheat oven at 180 deg.10.Pour the mixture to the prepared pan garnish some nuts.11.Bake at 180 deg for 1 hr & 25 minutes.12.When skewer inserted come out clean take out cover with towel and cool.
Notes
- As always said please see that each oven differs in its cooking time so bake accordingly.
- If your top browns too quick cover with a piece of parchment or aluminium foil.
- You can use nuts of your choice.
- You can use any dry fruits like figs, dates even any berries.