Delicious Christmas Cake Recipe - Alcohol Free
Are you looking for a delicious Christmas cake recipe that doesn’t contain any alcohol? Look no further! This easy Christmas Cake recipe is made without alcohol and has all the flavours of a traditional Christmas Cake. The cake is moist and full of flavour and you won’t be missing the alcohol at all.
Ingredients
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup softened butter
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups of self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup of dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants)
- 1 cup of mixed fruit (candied peel, glacé cherries)
- 1 cup of nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- ½ cup of orange or apple juice
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius). Grease and line a 9-inch round cake tin with parchment paper.
Step 2: Cream the butter and sugar
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
Step 3: Add the dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until combined.
Step 4: Add the fruit and nuts
Fold in the dried fruit, mixed fruit and nuts. Add the vanilla extract and orange or apple juice and mix until combined.
Step 5: Bake the cake
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
This delicious Christmas Cake is packed with nutrition. The nuts and dried fruit are a source of healthy fats and fibre, and the orange or apple juice adds a boost of Vitamin C. Each slice will provide you with approximately:
- Calories: 350
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fibre: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Vitamin C: 10% of the RDI
This Christmas Cake recipe is perfect for those who don’t want to use alcohol in their baking. It’s a delicious, moist cake that’s full of flavour and is sure to be a hit with all your family and friends. With this easy-to-follow recipe, you can have a delicious Christmas Cake on the table in no time!
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