Best Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe

If you love fruit cakes, you better try this recipe by Kitchen Sanctuary. It is hands down the best Christmas fruit cake recipe you will ever make at home. Loaded with fruits and amazing flavors, it will surely be a favorite at your dinner table. Anyone can make this delicious treat at home as it’s easy to make. You don’t have to cream, beat, or soak anything!

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Make sure you feed the cake in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It will help intensify the flavors and ensure it’s moist. If you want an alcohol-free Christmas cake, you can try to replace the brandy with cold tea, fresh orange juice, or fresh apple juice. You will never go wrong with this recipe. Serve it at home or a party with your other Holiday recipes, and you’ll receive a lot of compliments.

Easy Fruit Cake Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of unsalted butter (chopped)
• 1 packed cup of light brown muscovado sugar
• 2 and 2/3 cups of mixed dried fruit
• 1 cup of cherries (roughly chopped)
• 1 cup of dried cranberries
• zest and juice of 1 orange
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup of cherry brandy
• 1/2 cup of ground almonds (coarsely ground)
• 3 large eggs (lightly whisked)
• 1 and 2/3 cups of plain/all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of ground mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon of ground allspice

To feed the Christmas cake:

• 1-2 tablespoons of cherry brandy per week

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How to Make Fruit Cake At Home

Step 1:

In a large saucepan, add butter, sugar, dried mixed fruit, glace cherries, cranberries, orange zest and juice, and lemon zest.

Step 2:

Turn the heat to medium and let it come to a gentle bubble. Once bubbling, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 3:

Remove the pan from heat and let it cool for about 30 minutes.

Step 4:

Preheat your oven to 300F and line an 8-inch spring-form round cake tin with parchment paper.

Step 5:

Mix the ground almonds into the slightly cooled fruit mixture, followed by the eggs.

Step 6:

Fold in the flour, baking powder, and spices until just combined.

Step 7:

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smoothen with the back of the spoon.

Step 8:

Place inside the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes. Lower the heat to 275F and cook for 1 to 1.5 hours more or until the top is dark brown and an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Step 9:

Remove from the oven while hot and make about 10 to 12 holes over the cake using a skewer. Pour 4 tablespoons of cherry brandy all over the top.

Step 10:

Let the cake cool in the tin. Once cooled, remove and wrap it in a double layer of parchment paper, then in a double layer of foil. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Best Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe