Vegan Christmas Cake Recipe

Baking

July 25, 2024

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Christmas is a time for sharing love, laughter, and delicious treats. This Vegan, Nut-Free Christmas Cake is the perfect dessert to celebrate the festive season with compassion and flavor. Whether you have nut allergies or simply prefer a nut-free option, this cake is a delightful choice for all.

This Recipe is free from :

  • Wheat
  • Peanuts
  • tree nuts
  • dairy
  • casein
  • soy
  • egg
  • sesame
  • fish
  • shellfish

Ingredients For Vegan Christmas Cake

  1. All purpose flour - 2 cups
  2. Applesauce - 1 cup
  3. Brown Sugar - 3/4 cup
  4. Sugar - 3/4 cup
  5. Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
  6. Hot water - 1/2 cup + 1 TBSP
  7. Baking powder - 2 Tsp
  8. Baking Soda - 1 Tsp
  9. Vanilla essence - 1 Tsp
  10. Nutmeg powder - 1/2 Tsp
  11. Cinnamon powder - 1/2 Tsp
  12. Pitted Dates - chopped - 1/4 cup
  13. Dry apricots - chopped - 1/4 cup
  14. Dry cranberries - 1/4 cup
  15. Golden Raisins - 1/4 cup
  16. Tutti Frutti - 1/4  cup
  17. Pumpkin seeds - 1/4 cup
  18. Apple juice / grape juice / orange juice - 1 cup

Method -

  1. To soak the dry fruits - in a bowl add chopped pitted dates , chopped apricots , cranberries , raisins and tutti frutti . Add 1 cup of either apple , grape or orange juice . Mix well and make sure all the dry fruits are well soaked in juice. Close with an airtight lid and keep for at least 8 hours.
  2. Add all purpose flour , baking powder and baking soda . Sieve and keep aside for later use.
  3. In a mixing bowl , add 1/2 cup hot water , brown sugar and white sugar. Whisk till the sugar dissolves. Add apple juice and vegetable oil and give a quick mix.
  4. Add the all purpose flour mixture and whisk for another minute . Make sure there are no lumps . Add vanilla essence , nutmeg powder and cinnamon powder and give a quick mix. Make sure you do not over beat the batter .
  5. Add the soaked dry fruits , you can add cup pumpkin seeds to give a little crunch. Alternatively you can add chopped almonds , cashew nuts , walnuts as per your choice . Give a quick mix. Add 1 TBSP hot water and mix again. This will make the cake soft and moist.
  6. Grease a 9 inch cake pan or a bundt cake pan with oil and dust it with all purpose flour. Remove the excess flour from the cake pan . Pour the cake batter in the pan.
  7. Preheat the oven at 350 deg fahrenheit . Bake the cake for 15 minutes , then lower the temperature to 300 deg fahrenheit and bake for another 45-50 minutes or till a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  8. Remove the cake from the pan and allow it to cool down completely. Dust it with icing sugar .

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Hi! I’m Nimisha C..

My tryst with cooking began when we got to know about food allergies for our son. Taken aback with the shock and restrictions that his diet had and also worried about nutrition...

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