Christmas Fruit Cake | Cooking with Aunty D

Sweet, warm and cozy. Aunty D’s take on the all-time classic Christmas fruit cake is one we can’t stop thinking about it.

Try whipping it up yourself to impress your family and friends this season!

Ingredients: 

Sugar 200 g

Margarine 250 g

Eggs 4 nos

Cashew Nuts 50 g

Raisins 50 g

Dates 100 g

Cherries 50 g

Baking Soda ½ tsp

Milk ¼ cup

Flour 200 g

Baking Powder 2 tsp

Vanilla 2 tsp

 

Method:

Whisk together sugar and margarine until it forms a creamy texture, and add the eggs to the mixture.

In a separate bowl, mix cashew nuts, raisins, dates, cherries, milk and baking soda and keep aside for 10 minutes.

In another bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.

Combine the egg batter with the mixed fruits and a few drops of vanilla.

Fold the flour mixture into the mixed fruit batter and mix thoroughly to make sure there are no lumps.

Finally, place the cake batter in the oven to bake at 160℃ for 35 minutes. Once it cools down, grab a slice with a warm cup of tea!

 

Aunty D. is a full-time mom working a little magic in the kitchen whenever she’s got time on her hands. She brings to you easy and fast recipes with a twist of Sri Lankan spices and cooking techniques. Get Cooking!

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