Easy Christmas Cake

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Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 2-3 hours | Servings: 12

Ingredients:

¾ cup Butter

2 ⅔ cup Mixed Dried Fruit

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 cup Cranberries (Dried)

1 cup Glace Cherries (Chopped)

Juice And Zest From One Orange

½ cups Apple Juice (Divided)

Zest Of 1 Lemon

½ cups Almonds Ground

1 ⅔ cups All-Purpose Flour

½ tsp. Baking Powder

3 Large Eggs

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Ground Ginger

¼ tsp. Ground Cloves

¼ tsp. Allspice

Instructions:

Step 1. Add the butter, brown sugar, dried fruit, cranberries, cherries orange juice and zest, lemon zest and all but 4 tbsp of the apple juice to a saucepan over medium heat.

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Step 2. Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes after it comes to a slight bubble.

Step 3. Let the fruit mixture cool for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 300 degrees.

Step 4. Add the ground almonds and eggs to the cooled fruit mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice.

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Step 5. Pour the mixture into a parchment-lined 9-inch springform pan and bake for 45 minutes.

Step 6. Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees, and bake for another 1 -1 ½ hours, until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the top of the cake gets too browned, cover with tin foil for the remainder of the cooking time.

Step 7. When the cake is still hot, poke 10-12 holes around the top of it, and pour the remaining apple juice over the cake.

Step 8. Let the cake cool, and store in a double layer of parchment paper in an airtight container at room temperature.

Step 9. Use immediately, or continue to feed the cake with 1-2 tbsp of apple juice each week until ready to consume.

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Easy Christmas Cake

Stay with us so you can enjoy the incredible flavor of this Easy Christmas Cake recipe.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Servings: 12

Course: Cakes

Cuisine: American

Calories: 409

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• ¾ cup Butter
• 2 ⅔ cup Mixed Dried Fruit
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Cranberries Dried
• 1 cup Glace Cherries Chopped
• Juice And Zest From One Orange
• ½ cups Apple Juice Divided
• Zest Of 1 Lemon
• ½ cups Almonds Ground
• 1 ⅔ cups All Purpose Flour
• ½ tsp. Baking Powder
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tsp. Ground Ginger
• ¼ tsp. Ground Cloves
• ¼ tsp. Allspice

Method

 

1. Add the butter, brown sugar, dried fruit, cranberries, cherries orange juice and zest, lemon zest and all but 4 tbsp of the apple juice to a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes after it comes to a slight bubble.
3. Let the fruit mixture cool for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
4. Add the ground almonds and eggs to the cooled fruit mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice.
5. Pour the mixture into a parchment lined 9 inch springform pan and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees, and bake for another 1 -1 ½ hours, until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the top of the cake gets too browned, cover with tin foil for the remainder of the cooking time.
7. When the cake is still hot, poke 10-12 holes around the top of it, and pour the remaining apple juice over the cake.
8. Let the cake cool, and store in a double layer of parchment paper in an airtight container at room temperature.
9. Use immediately, or continue to feed the cake with 1-2 tbsp of apple juice each week until ready to consume.
10. Enjoy!