Christmas fruit cake recipe

Recipe for Christmas fruit cake in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 2 cups cooking dates, stones removed
• 1 1/4 cups water, you could substitute a quarter cup of brandy or sherry for a quarter cup of the water
• 1 1/4 cups wholemeal flour
• 3 cups mixed dried fruit of your choice, including dried apricots
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 4 tablespoons orange juice

How to make Christmas fruit cake

• Heat the dates and water until the dates are soft.
• Remove from heat and mash with a fork.
• Add all the other ingredients and mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 2 pound cake tin and level top.
• If using the nut topping place rows of different nuts on top of the cake prior to cooking.
• Bake at 340 degrees F for about 1 1/2 hours until cooked.
• Once cooled the nut topping can be glazed with a little syrup (melt some sugar into hot water) or you can ice traditionally.
• For decoration: You can either do a traditional marzipan and white icing topping or use rows of different nuts such as walnuts, pecans, brazils and almonds.
• This cake has no added sugar or fat (suitable for a range of diets) but is still really sweet and rich.
• It should be stored in the fridge and eaten within one week.

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