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Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe [ Using Mincemeat]

Another version of the Christmas fruit cake that tastes exactly like the store bought one!!

Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • For the mincemeat
  • 1 cup Orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons Orange zest
  • 1 cup Dried fruits and nuts
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
  • For the cake
  • 1 cup Whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons Cocoa powder
  • 6 teaspoons Cane sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Flax meal
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • A pinch Salt
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 1/4 cup Oil
  • A few teaspoon Tutti frutti to sprinkle on top

Instructions

  1. To make the mince meat : Take the orange juice and grated orange rind in a pan. Add the dried fruit mixture.Cook the mixture

  2. Add butter, cinnamon powder, brown sugar and mix well. When the fruits plump up and there is still some orange juice left, remove from heat. Store in a container and use as needed.

  3. For the cake :For the cake - Take the flour, flaxmeal, sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl. Add salt, cinnamon powder, ginger powder and baking powder. Whisk well to combine.

  4. In another bowl, take milk, oil, vinegar and the micemeat. Mix well.

  5. Add this to the dry ingredients. Mix and transfer to a loaf pan. Top it up with more dried fruits 

  6. Bake in a pre heated oven @ 180 degrees for 45 minutes / till a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center. Remove from pan and cool in a wire rack.

  7. Slice and serve when it has cooled down completely.

Recipe Notes

  • I used a mix of tutti frutti, melon seeds, broken cashews,dried black currants, raisins to make the mincemeat.
  • I used whole wheat flour in this recipe .You can also use APF / Maida.
  • The sweetness was just right for us.
  • The cake was a little dense but the taste was awesome!