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Light Fruit Cake

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Fruity, moist, light, buttery, eggless and alcohol-free fruitcake recipe| Learn how to make Light Fruit Cake(egg-free and alcohol-free).
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Minimum Fruit Soaking Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, European

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cup Whole Wheat Flour see notes
  • ½ cup Semolina
  • ½ cup Milk Powder
  • 1 up Raw Cane Sugar or Castor Sugar (use fine sugar)
  • ½ cup Yogurt/Curd
  • ¾ cup Butter
  • ¼ Cup Olive Oil or use any other flavorless oil
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 cup Mixed Dried Fruits,Nuts Almonds, Cashew nuts,Cranberries, Raisins, Blueberries,Cherries etc
  • 1 tsp Orange Zest freshly grated
  • 1 cup Orange Juice/Fresh or Store bought or use Pineapple Juice/Rum/Vodka
  • 1 tbsp Chia Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Mixed Fruit Essence/Vanilla or use any fruity essence (orange/strawberry/raspberry)
  • 1/4 tsp Salt if using unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup Milk to soak semolina/sooji

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat The oven to 375°F or 190°C.
  • Grate the orange peel lightly without grating the white part just under it. The white part is bitter in taste.
    1 tsp Orange Zest
  • Rub this freshly grated orange zest in sugar. This step incorporates the orange oil from the zest in sugar and makes the bake more flavorful.
    1 up Raw Cane Sugar
  • Soak the mixed dried fruits, chia seeds and nuts in orange juice. Finely chop cashews and almonds or any other nuts.
    1 cup Mixed Dried Fruits,Nuts, 1 cup Orange Juice/Fresh or Store bought, 1 tbsp Chia Seeds
  • Sift together Wheat Flour, Milk Powder, Baking Powder and Baking Soda in a bowl. Add salt if using unsalted butter.
    1.5 cup Whole Wheat Flour, ½ cup Milk Powder, 1 tsp Baking Powder, ½ tsp Baking Soda, 1/4 tsp Salt
  • Soak semolina in 1/4 cup milk. Soaking softens semolina.
    ½ cup Semolina
  • Beat butter, oil, sugar and essence together till light and creamy. Add yogurt and mix nicely. The mixture will be light and fluffy.
    ½ cup Yogurt/Curd, ¾ cup Butter, ¼ Cup Olive Oil, 1 tbsp Mixed Fruit Essence/Vanilla
  • Add the flour mix and fold in the butter mix. Add the soaked fruits, then add juice as per the required consistency of the batter. 
  • Transfer batter to a parchment paper-lined or greased and dusted cake pan. 
  • Bake in the oven for 40-50 mins, at 350 F or 180 C.
  • After 40 mins, check for the doneness of the cake by inserting a toothpick or a skewer in the center of the cake, if it comes out with crumbs, take out of the oven, else, cover the pan with an aluminum foil and bake for another 10 more minutes. The final baked cake should leave the sides of the pan.
  • Once baked take out of the oven and cool on a wire rack. Let the cake cool completely and then cut it. Store in an air-tight container.

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Notes

  • Use Whole Wheat Flour or All Purpose Flour or both the flours in any proportion. 
  • Also, use fine semolina.
  • Soaking semolina makes it soft . If we add dry semolina it will absorb more moisture and cake may become dry. 
  • The cake tastes best the next day when the flavors of fruit and juice are fully absorbed in the cake.
  • Drizzle some melted white chocolate orange glaze made with icing/confectioners' sugar and orange juice to add some glamour to the cake or simply dust with icing sugar and enjoy the treat!!
Keyword Christmas Fruitcake, Eggless Christmas Cake
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