A very very Christmas-sy fruit cake full of joy!
A very very Christmas-sy fruit cake full of joy!
Ingredients
3/4 cup All purpose flour
2 numbers Egg
2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
3/4 cup Dry fruits (chopped)
1/4 cup Water
2 tablespoons Cranberry sauce (optional)
2 tablespoons Vanilla essence
1 teaspoon Baking powder
2.5 tablespoons All pupose flour (for dusting fruits)
Steps
- Add the water, 1/3 cup sugar, Vanilla essence, cranberry sauce and fruits in a sauce pan and bring to a boil
- Once boiled, turn off the heat and let it cool
- Prepare the cake tin by brushing with oil and dusting with the flour, or use a non stick cooking spray
- Mix all the remaining ingredients together thoroughly (except the flour for the fruits)
- Preheat your oven at 200 degree Fahrenheit for 10 minutes
- Strain the fruits from the liquid and toss in flour so that all the pieces are coated with a thin layer of flour
- Add the strained liquid to the batter and mix well
- Now slowly fold in the fruits into the batter
- Pour into the cake tin evenly
- Place in the oven
- Bake at 360 degree Fahrenheit for 50 minutes
- Test by inserting a skewer or a spaghetti stick, if it comes out clean your cake is done
- Remove from oven and let it cool down completely
- Serve with a fruity wine.. Merry Christmas!
For this recipe do not whip the egg whites separately, this will cause your cake to be light on the top and dense with fruits at the bottom (Experience is a great teacher!)
Coating the fruits with flour prevents it from sinking to the bottom while baking.
Adding cranberry sauce is optional, but it does give an extra mile push to your cake. See how to make the sauce here- https://gingersaltnpepper.com/2015/12/21/cranberry-sauce-recipe/
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