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Easy Christmas Cake

laura
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 409 kcal

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
 

  • 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.
  • Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes after it comes to a slight bubble.
  • Let the fruit mixture cool for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
  • Add the ground almonds and eggs to the cooled fruit mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice.
  • Pour the mixture into a parchment lined 9 inch springform pan and bake for 45 minutes.
  • 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.
  • When the cake is still hot, poke 10-12 holes around the top of it, and pour the remaining apple juice over the cake.
  • Let the cake cool, and store in a double layer of parchment paper in an airtight container at room temperature.
  • Use immediately, or continue to feed the cake with 1-2 tbsp of apple juice each week until ready to consume.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword Easy Christmas Cake