The Best Ever Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe (No Alcohol)| Best Xmas Cake

Learn how to make a delicious and moist Christmas fruit cake that is kid-friendly. This recipe skips the traditional soaking of the berries in alcohol and instead uses orange juice for a fruity flavor. Watch as the creator takes you through the step-by-step process of making this festive treat, from simmering the berry mixture to whisking together the dry ingredients. Once baked, the cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting and garnished with fresh fruits and Christmas sprinkles. Get ready to indulge in this homemade holiday dessert that's perfect for the whole family.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Ingredients preparation
0:29 - Simmering the berry mixture
0:51 - Adding spices and orange zest
1:04 - Preparing the dry ingredients
1:29 - Mixing wet and dry ingredients
1:50 - Baking the fruit cake
2:02 - Adding cream cheese frosting
2:18 - Decorating the fruitcake
2:47 - Conclusion


INGREDIENTS

fruit mix
½ cup Tutti Fruit
½ cup Cranberries
½ cup Mixed Nuts & Raisins
½ cup Chopped Apricot
1 cup Orange Juice
1 whole Cinnamon stick about 2 inch long
1 whole Star Anise
½ cup Molasses
1 cup Unsalted butter cubed
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Orange Zest
¼ cup Orange Juice
2 whole Eggs

Dry Ingredients

1½ cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Granulated Sugar
½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
½ tsp Ground Ginger
½ tsp Ground Cardamom
½ tsp Baking Powder
1 pinch Sea Salt
topping (optional)

1 cup Cream Cheese Frosting

Chopped Fruits I use chopped Mandarin, Kiwis & Pomegranate seeds
Christmas Sprinkles
Icing sugar to dust on top

INSTRUCTIONS
Add all the berries and fruits in a bowl. Soak them in Orange juice for 30-60 min.
If you're adding booze you can add Rum or Cherry Brandy at this point and let the berries and dry fruits soak in it for 1 hour. (Don't skip orange juice even if you're using booze)
Add it to a saucepan along with Molasses, Cubed Butter, Vanilla Extract, Whole Cinnamon Stick, Star Anise & Orange Zest. Simmer over low heat for 30 min.
Once its reduced, remove the cinnamon stick and star anise and allow the fruit mix to cool down to room temperature.
Sieve all the dry ingredients into a bowl. Now pour in the berry mix to it. Add the leftover Orange juice, crack in two eggs, add a pinch of sea salt and baking powder and bring it all together.
Transfer to a baking dish and bake @350F or 180C for 30 min.
Add a layer of cream cheese frosting (if you desire) over the baked and cooled fruit cake. Top with some freshly chopped fruits and sprinkles of your choice. Dust som icing sugar on top.
Cut into slices and dig in!

Calories 543
Fat 17g
Protein 10g
Carbohydrates 92g






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