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Christmas Cake

May 12
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Christmas Cake
Satisfy the sweet tooth this holiday season with a deliciously easy Christmas cake recipe. Rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful Christmas cake is loved by everyone during Christmas holiday season, but my kids love to enjoy this cake anytime. Christmas cake baking is a joy of the holiday season. I have perfected this recipe over a period of time. Last Christmas holidays we made a couple of these cakes and gifted to friends and relatives, it was delightful to hear that everyone loved the cake and vanished in minutes
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Christmas Cake

Christmas Cake
Total Time Prep Time Cook Time Cuisine American Category Serves 5

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Cognac
  • 2 Cup All-Purpose Flour (sifted)
  • 1.5 Cup Mix dried fruits (assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries and/or cherries)
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg (grated)
  • 1 tsp Ginger (powder)
  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (at room temparature)
  • 4 Egg(s) (at room temparature)
  • Oranges (Zest and Juice)
  • 1 &1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 50 Grams Almonds (Sliced)

Directions

  • 1. Soak Mix dried fruits into 1/8 cup of cognac mix with 1/8 cup of luke warm water for about an hour
  • 2. Preheat oven at 300 degree F.
  • 3. Prepair a 9x6 inch cake pan by applying some butter and dusting it with 1 table spoon white flour
  • 4. Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar till pale yellow in color, with stand mixer running at low add 4 eggs (one at a time), blending well after adding each egg. Add Orange zest and juice. Add sifted white flour into the mixture (small portions at a time). Fold in nutmeg, ginger powder, almonds, dried mixed fruits and the soaking liquid.
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    5. Pour the batter in the baking pan
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    6. Bake at 300 degree F for about one hour or till toothpick test comes clean. Once the cake is done and is still warm, Brush 1/8 cup Cognac all over the cake including sides and wrap it in aluminium foil, Wrap the cake in Aluminium foil and leave it for 5-6 hours (preferably overnight) to enjoy this rich, dark and delicious Christmas Cake
Savita's Notes:
Involve your kids in preparing a cake, and you’ll be making holiday memories that will never fade.
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3 comment(s)

  1. This recipe is fantastic and my boyfriend loves it. I used mixed dried fruit, sultanas, glacé cherries, cranberries and mixed peel as my dried fruit content and added some crushed walnuts. Added a small dash of vanilla extract, cinnamon, mixed spice, ground ginger and golden syrup instead of treacle. Will be making this for people as gifts. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe
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  2. Looks delicious. I usually make Coffee Cake the same way you made Christmas Cake, we also call it Fruit Cake. Thanks for Sharing.

  3. this cake reminds me christmas at home, I used to eat it with fresh brew coffee in the morning..