Festive Cranberry Christmas Fruit cake
Festive Cranberry Christmas Fruit cake recipe with pecan nuts a glaze of orange juice. Moist and alcohol free, simple bake for the holidays.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 100 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Desserts, snacks, treats
- Method: Oven Baking
Ingredients
- 1 cup mixed dried fruit
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup dried currants
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
1. Place dried fruit in a saucepan, add butter, orange juice (reserve 3 tbsp) and zest, sugar and golden syrup.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring. Then let cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 140 deg. C (285 deg. F.) Whisk eggs and olive oil, then add to the saucepan with dried fruits, stir.
4. Mix all wet ingredients together with dry (salt, spices, baking powder, flour), and add chopped nuts.
5. Stir until smooth.
6. Transfer the batter to a loaf pan or a round pan about 7 inches in diameter. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
7. Remove the foil and bake the cake for another 30-35 minutes, until a skewer comes out almost clean.
8. Let the finished cake cool for about 15 minutes, then remove from the pan.
9. Brush the top of the cake with the remaining orange juice. When completely cooled, you can serve.