Carrot Orange Christmas Fruit Cake
Christmas Fruit Cake is a tradition in our Bengali household. Traditionally, chopped dry fruits are soaked in dark rum for 21 days, but this Christmas Fruit Cake has no alcohol and needs no prep. It is an easy one bowl cake recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cup Assorted dried fruits (Chopped into tiny bite size)
- ¼ cup Assorted nuts (roughly chopped )
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup tightly packed dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup Canola/vegetable oil
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Roughly chop the dried fruits. Do not grind, as you want the chunky bites in the cake. Also, roughly chop the walnut. In a mixing bowl, pour the orange juice along with the chopped dried fruits (NOT THE NUTS, it will be added later). Mix it around and keep it aside for minimum an hour or overnight.
- In a big mixing bowl, crack the eggs and whisk it with the brown sugar. Then, pour the oil and whisk it again to mix everything.
- Next, sift all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt). Whisk it again. The batter will be thick and not too runny.
- Finally, add the soaked dried fruits along with the remaining juice. Using a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon, mix everything.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8-inch round baking pan with oil and dust it with flour. If you want, you can also line a parchment paper at the bottom of the pan. If you have baking strips, wet it and wrap it around the pan.
- Pour the prepared batter in the pan and layer the batter evenly. Tap the cake pan a couple of times to set the batter. Place it it the preheated oven on the middle rack for 50 minutes.
- After the cake is baked, take it out of the oven and let it cool down on the pan. Do not try to release the cake at this point. Give it a good 5 minutes to cool down completely.
- Release the sides of the cake before try to flip the cake.
- I personally prefer it just as is with a cup of tea, but you can serve with some whipped cream too.
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Nutrition
Serving: 8inch round cakeCalories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 59IUCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg