Christmas Cake
A rich, moist, and spice-infused Christmas cake packed with dried fruits and walnuts, perfect as a holiday centerpiece.
Ingredients
Scale
- 225g Unsalted Butter
- 200g Brown Sugar
- 4 Large Eggs
- 250g All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 500g Mixed Dried Fruit (raisins, currants, sultanas)
- 100g Chopped Walnuts
- 1 tbsp Orange Zest
- 120ml Apple Juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C) and line an 8-inch round pan with double parchment paper.
- Soak dried fruits in apple juice for at least 1 hour.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Fold in flour, cinnamon, ginger, orange zest, and chopped walnuts.
- Stir in the soaked fruit and any remaining juice.
- Pour into pan and bake for 2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 20 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Soak fruit in warm juice to speed up the process.
- Double-line the pan to prevent the edges from drying out during the long bake.
- Make the cake 2 days in advance for better flavor development.
Find it online: https://dishmio.com/christmas-cake/