It is super easy, quick, and welcome to the holiday table. Not only are these types of bread/ cake delicious, but they’re great for gifting too! Let’s learn to make Eggless Christmas fruit cake without alcohol with a step-by-step process and video. Christmas isn’t Christmas without fruit cake! Traditional Christmas fruit cake is made by soaking dried fruits and nuts in rum, wine, or whiskey. But not everyone, especially kids, can enjoy that cake. So this Christmas, Make the kids feel like a part of the festivities with this Non-Alcoholic Christmas fruit cake recipe. This fruit cake recipe is all about dried fruit. We’ll be using only unsweetened dried for this recipe. To cut the sweetness and add unique flavor, we’ll soak the dried fruit mixture in orange juice for a minimum of 20 hours before baking. Of course, you can use apple juice instead of orange juice. The dried fruit will hydrate, plump up, and soak up all of the orange juice during this time. So take advantage of this step! The soaked dried fruit is folded into the fruit cake batter the following day. For added flavor, we’ll add orange zest and warm spices like nutmeg powder, ginger powder, cloves powder, and cinnamon powder. The dark brown color you see is from molasses and brown sugar.
Why Do I love this recipe?
It is easy to make and packed with rich and cozy ingredients.It is alcohol-free, rich, eggless, moist, and so easy to make.Adults, as well as kids, can enjoy this version of eggless fruit cake.It can be served as Christmas brunch, for dessert, or make loaves to give to your friends and family as a gift.Not only is this bread festive and perfect for the holiday season, but it is delicious!
Ingredients required to make Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake
Cake Base To soak
Dried fruits: I have used dates, golden raisins, figs, cranberries, and candid fruit (tutti fruity). Feel free to use your choice of dried fruits.Orange juice: Traditionally, dark rum or brandy is used. But to make the fruit cake with no alcohol, I used orange juice. You can use apple juice instead of orange juice.
Step-by-step process
Soak the fruit
Take all the dried fruit in a bowl and add orange juice. Mix everything with a spoon, cover the bowl and keep it aside for 20 to 24 hours at room temperature.Note – If you are not going to bake the cake the next day, keep the soaked fruits in the fridge. Soaked fruit can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Pre-prep
Line your baking pan with parchment paper. Keep it aside.Preheat your oven to @350 degrees F.
Cake batter
Take melted butter and brown sugar in a bowl. Mix well.Now add yogurt, rum extract, molasses, and orange zest. Mix very well until the sugar dissolves completely.Now sift the dry ingredients – flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, cloves powder, and dry ginger powder – over the wet ingredients.Also, add soaked fruits.Now mix everything until no flour pockets are seen. Don’t over-mix.Pour the cake batter into the baking pan.
Bake the cake
Bake this cake/bread in preheated oven at @350 degrees F. (180 degrees C.) for about 50 to 55 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean (Check after 50 minutes).Note – Different loaf pans conduct heat differently. Cooking time also varies depending on the size of the pan.Let the cake cool down completely in the pan.Then de-mold it on a board. It will come out quickly as we have used parchment paper.Then take a sharp knife and slice it.Enjoy a Moist and flavorful Eggless Christmas Fruit cake.
Any fruit of choice can be used. Make sure it’s finely chopped.A store-bought mix of pre-chopped dried fruit is acceptable to use too.You can use apple juice instead of orange juice.If the top of the cake browns quickly, then cover the top with parchment paper or aluminum foil.Since this cake has a large ratio of dried fruit, allow the fruit cake to cool completely in the loaf pans before removing them.As with all quick bread, keep the batter the same. It will cause the bread to become tough.Slice quick bread with a long serrated knife to get the clean slices.You can swap butter with the neutral-tasting oil of your choice.Always let the cake bake for a total amount of time. Wait to open the oven before time. Air drafts can make bread fall.Bake the cake right away after the batter is mixed. It needs to go in the oven quickly.For easy removal of bread, always line your baking pan with parchment paper. It helps the bread come out cleanly.
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