Christams Fruit Cake
- 85 min
- mild
- Serves 8
Christmas fruit cake with rum-soaked fruit, butter, brown sugar and Cookd Christmas Spice Mix, topped with almonds. Serves 8, 85 min plus soaking, video.
Ingredients
Butter175 grams
Brown Sugar175 grams
Cookd Christmas Spice Mix1 tbsp
Eggs3
Vanilla Essence1 tsp
Rum Soaked Fruits200 grams
Maida160 grams
Baking Powder1 tsp
Oil35 ml
Almonds, Peeled10
Cooking for someone with an allergy? Read every ingredient above. We have not finished checking allergens on this recipe.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 8 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 8 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 470kcal | 3760kcal |
| Protein | 5.8g | 46g |
| Carbohydrate | 56g | 448g |
| Fat | 26g | 204g |
| Fibre | 2.4g | 19g |
| Sugar | 37g | 293g |
Cookd masalas for rum soaked fruits
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 deegrees.Soak the dry fruits ovedrnight in rum and strain it.
Cream the butter, brown sugar, and Cookd Christmas spice mix.
Add the eggs one at a time and mix well in between each addition. Add the vanilla essence.
Add the soaked fruits and nuts and combine the mixture well.
Finally, add the flour and baking powder and fold to mix well.
Finally, add and mix in the oil.
Pour in a lined mold, top it off with de-skinned almonds and bake at 180C for 40-45 mins
Cool completely prior to consumption. cut it and serve
Before you start
- How long does Christams Fruit Cake take?
- 1 hour 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 1 hour 5 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Christams Fruit Cake serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Christams Fruit Cake vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Christams Fruit Cake spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Christams Fruit Cake?
- 200 grams Rum Soaked Fruits, 160 grams Maida, 3 Eggs, 1 tbsp Cookd Christmas Spice Mix, 175 grams Butter, 175 grams Brown Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Christams Fruit Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Christams Fruit Cake?
- About 470 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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