Check out my previous versions of the Fruit Cakes that I have baked. This is another fruit cake you can bake Egg free Fruit Cake without Alcohol
Eggless Rich Dark Christmas Fruit Cake
Ingredients Needed:
Plain flour - 1 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Milk powder - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Curds - 1 tbsp
Finely chopped dry fruits, nuts and peels - 1 cup
Grated chocolate or cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Spice powder* -1 /4 tsp
How to make the Fruit Cake
Warm 1/2 cup milk and soak the chopped fruits to soak in the milk for 1 hour.
In a small cup mix the curds and baking soda and keep it aside.
In a mixing bowl, take the flour, sugar, spices, cocoa powder, baking powder, Whisk everything together.
Melt the butter and add to the bowl, combine everything together.
Finally add the curd, soda mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Add the rest of the milk, depending on how the batter consistency is.
Pre heat the oven at 185 C. Grease a pan with butter and dust with flour.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 185 C for 10, reduce to 170 and bake for another 20 mins.
Notes:
You can use 2 cardamoms, 3 cloves, 1/4 of nutmeg, 2 inch piece of cinnamon powdered along with sugar for the spice powder.
Varadas Kitchen says
The chocolate cake looks so moist. Nice variation.
Priya Srinivasan says
Looks yum valli, perfect for the holiday season!!
Sarita says
Yummy christmascake ... Looks delicious.
Priya Suresh says
A prefect xmas cake, just awesome Valli.
Usha says
Most of the of you made fruit cake on Christmas eve. That is nice. Chocolate fruit cake is a nice variation to regular cake and am sure your children must have loved this one.
Harini-Jaya R says
Love the Christmas cake! And the bakeathon links are too good and drool worthy 🙂
Sapana Behl says
Christmas fruit cake is my all time favorite. Yours looks sinful !
sneha datar says
A nice variation to an Eggless Christmas cake. Perfect and moist.
Pavani N says
Addition of cocoa to the fruit cake sounds delicious. Will have to try your version some time.
Chef Mireille says
fruitcake is always so festive for the holidays