Easy Fruit Cake Recipe (No-Soak, Last-Minute Christmas Cake)
Coooking Temperature: 325°F/ 165°C / Gas Mark 3.
Calories: 9
Adjust Servings Here: 24 servings
Description
This is my go-to last-minute Christmas fruit cake — no soaking, no feeding, no waiting. Just mix, bake, and enjoy a soft and festive fruitcake anytime.
Ingredients
Makes one 8-inch tube or 12 cups bundt pan or 9 x 4-inch loaf pan
Cake batter
- 226 g (1 cup) Butter unsalted
- 220 g (2 cups) Dark brown sugar packed
- 4 large Eggs
- 120 g (½ cup) Sour cream
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Dry ingredients
- 250 g (2 cups) All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp Ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp Nutmeg freshly grated
- ⅛ tsp Cardamom powder
Dry fruit and Nuts
- 35 g (¼ cup) Dry dates chopped into small pieces
- 100 g (1 cup) Dry cranberries chopped into two
- 35 g (¼ cup) Dried apricots chopped
- 100 g (¾ cup) Raisins
- 60 g (¼ cup) Currents cut large ones into two
- 100 g (¾ cup) Cashews or almonds chopped
Plus (optional)
- 70 g (70 cup) Silvered almonds for the top (optional)
- 60 ml (¼ cup) Brandy or rum, cognac, etc
Instructions
- Prep the dry ingredients - Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Set aside250 g All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking powder, 1 tsp Baking soda, ¼ tsp Salt, ¼ tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Ground ginger, ⅛ tsp Nutmeg, ⅛ tsp Cardamom powder
- Prep the fruits - Combine all dried fruits in a bowl. Add 2–4 tbsp of the flour mixture and toss well, separating sticky pieces.35 g Dry dates, 100 g Dry cranberries, 35 g Dried apricots, 100 g Raisins, 60 g Currents
- Make the batter - In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and dark brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in sour cream and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients (don’t overmix). Fold in the floured fruit mixture. Add chopped nuts.226 g Butter, 220 g Dark brown sugar, 4 large Eggs, 120 g Sour cream, 2 tsp Vanilla extract, 100 g Cashews or almonds
- Bake - Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top (optional). Bake for 80–90 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar before slicing.70 g Silvered almonds
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