Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake recipe with step by step photos in vegan style! I was getting a lot of request from my readers so made an Eggless Fruit Cake. I did make many kind of cakes for Christmas Cake and this was one of them. I have made Goan Baath Cake, mango sponge cake, Wine Chocolate Cake along with other sweets and savories..
There are lot of versions of making Christmas fruit cake. In-fact some countries have their own kind of fruit cake. Today I am sharing Christmas Fruit Cake which is egg-free, liquor free, dairy free and no time bound. I have added all dry fruits available on earth to make it rich and flavorful. Also generally rum is used however I have used orange juice. Traditionally dry-fruits are soaked in rum for 4 to 5 months. The best part of this egg-less Christmas Fruit Cake is it can be made instantly without the soaking business 😉
I am going out of town to attend a family function and wedding. So I would be away for few days however will come soon and share regular recipe updates. Enjoy your day will catch you guys soon!
Let’s make step by step Egg-less Christmas Fruit Cake :
1. Preheat oven at 180°C for ten minutes before baking. Grease 2 squared Or rectangular shaped pan with oil place a parchment paper at the bottom. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, cornflour and all the spices powder mentioned below. Keep them aside.
2. Peel oranges and make their juice in a juicer Or grinder. Strain the juice and collect the juice in a wide mouthed pan.
3. Place the orange juice on low heat for 2 mins then add all sugar. Give a nice stir. It’s time to add all chopped Or crushed dry fruit and nuts reserve some hazelnuts for later. Also mix orange peels, tutti fruity, powdered sugar and oil.
4. Simmer for another 5 to 7 mins on medium heat. Keep stirring you will see after some time the nuts will absorb the juice and the mixture starts reducing. Switch off the gas allow the mixture to cool down.
5. Fold sifted flour gradually into batches of three.
6. Mix baking soda with water. Add this mixture into cake batter and fold gently. Pour the batter into the greased detachable pans. Top the cake with the reserved hazelnuts.
7. Bake both pans at 180°C for the first ten mins then reduce the temperature to 160°C and bake for another 30 mins Or until the skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan. Once cools down gently umould and remove the baking paper. Slice and serve warm Or cold.
Eggless Christmas fruit cake recipe below:
- 450 gms flour ( I took 1:1 proportion of wheat flour and refined flour)
- 1 t/s baking powder
- 1 t/s salt
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- 300 ml fresh orange juice
- 125 ml oil ( use any vegetable oil)
- 325 gms organic sugar (use any kind of sugar)
- 1.5 tbsp cardamom powder
- 1 t/s cinnamon powder
- ½ t/s clove powder
- ½ t/s nutmeg powder
- ½ t/s dried ginger powder
- ½ tbsp cumin seed powder
- 3 tbsp charoli (optional)
- 20 almonds crushed (optional)
- 25 cashewnuts crushed (optional)
- 10 glazed cherries Or dried cherries
- 100 gms tuti fruiti
- 50 gms raisins (optional)
- 4 to 5 dried figs (optional)
- 8 to 10 pitted dates
- 100 gms orange peels chopped
- 12 to 15 hazelnuts
- few sultanas
- ½ cup water + 1 t/s baking soda
- Preheat oven at 180°C for ten minutes before baking. Grease 2 squared Or rectangular shaped pan with oil place a parchment
- paper at the bottom. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, cornflour and all the spices powder mentioned above. Keep them aside.
- Peel oranges and make their juice in a juicer Or grinder. Strain the juice and collect the juice in a wide mouthed pan.
- Place the orange juice on low heat for 2 mins then add all sugar. Give a nice stir. It's time to add all chopped Or crushed dry fruit and nuts reserve some hazelnuts for later. Also mix orange peels, tutti fruity, sugar and oil.
- Simmer for another 5 to 7 mins on medium heat. Keep stirring you will see after some time the nuts will absorb the juice and the mixture starts reducing. Switch off the gas allow the mixture to cool down.
- Fold sifted flour gradually into batches of three.
- Mix baking soda with water. Add this mixture into cake batter and fold gently. Pour the batter into the greased detachable pans. Top the cake with the reserved hazelnuts.
- Bake both pans at 180°C for the first ten mins then reduce the temperature to 160°C and bake for another 30 mins Or until the skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan. Once cools down gently umould and remove the baking paper.
- Slice and serve the christmas fruit cake warm or chilled.
If you like butter use it in replacement of oil.
Also you could your own choice of dry fruits.
If you love liquor use rum instead of juice.
I have tried rum cake with eggs and without eggs both taste great.
Have used spice powder you could use all spice powder Or spices you love for this cake.
Nuts are optional add them if you have or just skip it.
If you feel the cake batter is too dry add little water if required.
Honey Koria says
Dear Maria, nowhere it’s mentioned how much sugar to use. Could you please add that detail in your post? By the way cake is luking super delicious!!!
maria says
Honey it’s mentioned 325 gm sugar in the instruction box or recipe cart at the bottom. Hope this help’s you and thankyou 🙂
Priya says
Can I leave the masalas out? I mean the coriander powder etc…
maria says
Priya thankyou have rectified the error please add the spice powder mentioned in the recipe list. Hope this help’s you.
kirti says
please give the receipe of eggless cake in cooker if you have
maria says
Kirti please give me some time as would soon come up with a post for eggless cakes in pressure cooker 🙂 take care.
kirti says
thnx i tried like your all recipes i tried your palak paneer receipe it was awsome
maria says
Thankyou Kirti for trying the palak paneer recipe I am pleased to know you liked it 🙂
Madhu says
Thank you so much Maria …….such a lovely recipe . Will you please post the authentic rum cake recipe and he method of making caramel syrup at home whenever you have the time . Thanks once again .
maria says
Madhu I will surely do that take care have fun 🙂 and thanks!
suzanne Perazzini says
This cake looks so moist and rich. I love fruit cake but it doesn’t love me unfortunately. It’s great that it is dairy and alcohol free.
maria says
Thanks Suzanne don’t add fruits in that case.
sunita says
Hi Maria
Wow? Maria What a lovely and tasty recipe and where is my share, I want my share?
Take Care
Lv Sunita
maria says
Sunita come Pune and take your share 🙂
Naresh Motiani says
its looks yummy i defiantly try it
maria says
Naresh thanks keep me updated 🙂