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Recipe video above. This is an easy Christmas Cake that requires no overnight fruit soaking. It's a fruit cake that's incredibly easy to make, with a rich, velvety texture that's full flavoured and so moist it can be eaten plain. (But no one turns away a slosh of custard!) Just as good m
Ingredients
20 servings
Instructions
- Place dried fruit and juice/brandy in a large microwavable container. Microwave 1 1/2 minutes on high or until hot.
- Stir to coat all fruit in liquid. Cover then set aside for 1 hour (to plump up/soak and cool).
- Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F (140°C fan). Grease and line a 21 - 22 cm / 8 - 9" round cake pan with baking paper (parchment paper) (7 cm / 2.75" tall).
- Using an electric beater, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy (about 1 minute on speed 5).
- Add oil and molasses, beat until combined.
- Add salt, spices and baking powder - beat until incorporated.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated
- Stir in the flour.
- When mostly incorporated, stir in the fruit mix (including all the extra liquid in bowl) and walnuts (if using).
- Pour into cake pan, cover with foil and bake for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the foil then bake for another 30 to 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into middle comes out clean with no batter on it (check first at 30 minutes).
- Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Cool completely before serving.
- Cake is moist and so full flavoured, it can be eaten plain. But see below for decorating and serving ideas (traditionally served with pouring custard).
- Cutting: Either cut into thin wedges, or cut cake into thin strips (2cm / 0.75" or so), then cut those strips into serving size pieces.
- Traditional White Christmas Cake (pictured in post) - Marzipan and fondant, see Decorating Note.
- Simple - pile top with fresh cherries or other fruit, dust with icing sugar (powdered sugar). Wrap a ribbon around the cake for extra touch!
- Drippy white glaze - use the glaze in this Lemon Cake recipe, but leave out the lemon juice (ie make a plain sweet white glaze). Flip cake upside down for flat surface then glaze per that recipe.
- Serving - serve with custard for a traditional experience! Either homemade custard or store bought pouring custard (jazz it up by mixing in vanilla seed paste!).
Nutrition per serving
Protein4g
Carbs64g
Fat15g
388kcal
4gProtein
64gCarbs
15gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1863.00
$1863.00
Per Serving
$93.00/serving
$93.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3726.00 vs buying!
~$3726.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (63% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 10 oz raisins | 300 g | - |
| / 5 oz diced dried apricots | 150 g | $893.00 |
| / 2.5 oz mixed peel | 75 g | - |
| / 5 oz glace cherries | 150 g | - |
| / 6 oz dates | 180 g | - |
| + 2 tbsp apple juice | 1 cup | $85.00 |
| / 8 tbsp unsalted butter | 120 g | $132.00 |
| dark brown sugar | 0.5 cups | $6.00 |
| vegetable oil | 0.5 cup | $95.00 |
| molasses or golden syrup | 3 tbsp | $40.00 |
| salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| all spice | 0.5 tsp | $25.00 |
| cinnamon | 0.5 tsp | $15.00 |
| nutmeg | 0.5 tsp | $50.00 |
| eggs | 3 large | $98.00 |
| baking powder | 0.5 tsp | $3.00 |
| plain flour | 0.3333333333333333 cups | $6.00 |
| walnuts | 0.75 cup | $365.00 |
| / 1 pint pouring custard | 500 ml | - |
| / 8 oz "ready to roll" marzipan | 250 g | - |
| / 8 oz "ready to roll" white fondant | 250 g | $49.00 |
| Cherries dusted with icing sugar | - | - |
| Cherries or other fruit dusted with icing sugar | - | - |
| Drippy white glaze | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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