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    Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe which has an intense caramel flavour to it and is filled with dried fruits and nuts. You could add a dash of any alcohol to the cake for more flavour.

    Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe

    I have been making different version of fruit cakes for each year. I was thinking what to make this year. Remembered the cake which i saw in karen's blog. And i was waiting to make that cake for a long time. Finally i made it few days back and it was delicious.

     
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    How to Make Caramel for Fruit Cake

    The cake is so simple to make and the flavour of the dark caramel just wafts through the cake which i love. I hope you will try this and enjoy your holidays. The main flavour and colour for the cake comes from the caramel which we add. It is easy to make. But make sure you don't burn the caramel.

    Now take sugar in a sauce pan and cook it on medium high heat till it gets golden in colour. Don't stir the caramel, just swirl the pan. When the caramel reaches the nice colour add in water and mix well. Set aside to cool down.

     
     

    How to Make Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe

    • Two days before soak all your dried fruits and nuts in rum, you can soak them in orange juice as well.
    • On the day of baking. Start by preheating oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 8 inch round cake pan with oil and dust it with flour. Set aside.
    • Take the dried fruits and add two tbsp of flour. Toss well and set aside.
    • Now take flour, baking powder and baking soda in a sifter and sieve it well. Set aside.
    • Now take sugar in a sauce pan and cook it on medium high heat till it gets golden in colour. Don't stir the caramel, just swirl the pan. Now when the caramel reaches the nice colour add in water and mix well. Set aside to cool down.
    • Now separate the egg, take egg white in a large bowl and whip it using an electric beater till stiff.
    • Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whip till creamy. Add in egg yolks and whip again. 
    • Now add in half of the flour mix in and fold gently. Add in the cooled caramel and mix well. Now add in the remaining flour mix in and fold gently.
    • Finally add in ⅓rd of the egg white and fold well. Then add the final egg whites and fold very gently till it is nice and airy. 
    • Finally add in the flour tossed nuts and dried fruits and fold well.
    • Spoon this into the cake pan and bake for 1 hour or insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done. 
    • Remove it and cool completely.
    • Now slice and serve
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
     
     

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    • Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe | Christmas Caramel Cake Recipe
    • Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

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    Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe | Christmas Caramel Cake Recipe

    Soft and caramel cake filled with dried fruits and nuts. The cake has a intense caramel flavour and taste delicious.
    3.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 servings

    Ingredients

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 200 grams / 1 ¾ cup
    • Unsalted Soft Butter - 200 grams / 1 cup
    • Sugar - 200 grams / 1 cup
    • Eggs - 4
    • Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
    • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
    • Baking Soda / Cooking - ½ tsp
    • Dried Fruits and Nuts - 1 cup
    • Rum for soaking fruits
    • For Caramel :
    • Sugar - ½ cup
    • Water - ¼ cup

    Instructions

    • Two days before soak all your dried fruits and nuts in rum, you can soak them in orange juice as well.
    • On the day of baking. Start by preheating oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 8 inch round cake pan with oil and dust it with flour. Set aside.
    • Take the dried fruits and add two tblspn of flour. Toss well and set aside.
    • Now take flour, baking powder and baking soda in a sifter and sieve it well. Set aside.
    • Now take sugar in a sauce pan and cook it on medium high heat till it gets golden in colour. Don't stir the caramel, just swirl the pan. Now when the caramel reaches the nice colour add in water and mix well. Set aside to cool down.
    • Now separate the egg, take egg white in a large bowl and whip it using a electric beater till stiff.
    • Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whip till creamy. Add in egg yolks and whip again.
    • Now add in half of the flour mix in and fold gently. Add in the cooled caramel and mix well. Now add in the remaining flour mix in and fold gently.
    • Finally add in ⅓rd of the egg white and fold well. Then add the final egg whites and fold very gently till it is nice and airy.
    • Finally add in the flour tossed nuts and dried fruits and fold well.
    • Spoon this into the cake pan and bake for 1 hour or insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done.
    • Remove it and cool completely.
    • Now slice and serve
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    Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

     
    Take all your ingredients
    Grease a round cake pan with oil and dust it with flour. set aside
    I soaked these mixed dried fruits and nuts in rum for 2 days
    sprinkle some flour over it
    toss well and set aside
    take flour in a sifter
    add in baking soda and baking powder
    sieve it well and set aside
    Now let's make the caramel. Take sugar in a sauce pan
    heat it on low to medium heat. it will slowly start to crystalise
    keep cooking, the sugar will start to melt
    now it has started getting little colour
    Now it has reached the perfect colour
    take it off the stove and add water in it..First the syrup will crystalize, when you keep heating it will melt again 
    mix well..now caramel syrup is done
    Now lets prepare the eggs
    separate the eggs
    take yolk in a small bowl and whites in a large bowl
    beat the egg whites till stiff
    it will rise and gets stiff
    done..set aside
     
     
    take butter in a bowl
    add in sugar
    use a beater to whip it up
    now it is creamy
    add in egg yolks
    add in vanilla..you can add some rum or brandy in this as well
    whip again
    add in half of the flour mix in
    fold gently
    add in caramel
    add in the remaining flour mix in
    fold gently
    now add in some egg white in
    fold gently..this will lighten the batter
    now add remaining egg whites in
    fold gently
    now add in the dried fruits and nuts
    give once final mix
    spoon the batter in
    spread it evenly
    bake till done
    cool it and un mould it 
    slice the top using a serrated knife
    slice and serve
    So soft and so spongy
     
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    1. vinu

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      hi Aarthi,
      First of all I am a huge fan of your blog.Your blog has helped me through the difficult times I had in cooking, during the initial stages of marriage.I just wanted to ask you whether the orange juice that you have mention is a substitute for rum if not could you please suggest one?

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    2. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi,
      If we soak the dry fruits in orange juice should that be kept in refrigerator or should we leave that bowl out..
      If we keep it out does that soaking mixture gets spoiled? Orange juice can be kept outside for 2 days?

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    3. Aarthi

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      @vinuYou can use orange juice. In that case store that in fridge

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    4. Anonymous

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      If the dry fruits are not soaked in rum, will the cake get the exact taste like store bought plum cake?

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    5. Anonymous

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      Can u tell the quantity of rum to soak 1 cup of dry fruits

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    6. Aarthi

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      @Anonymoussoaking in rum will make it taste like stor bought.

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousfor 1 cup you can use 1/4 cup

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    8. Hiten

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      Any substitutes for eggs?

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Hitennot in this recipe

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    10. Unknown

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      What type of rum did u use?

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      • Aarthi

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        you can use any type of rum as you prefer

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    11. neha kumar

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      Can I skip so soaking dry fruits in rum?? Can I simply add dry fruits? Thanks in advance!!

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    12. neha kumar

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      Can I skip soaking dry fruits in rum? Can I simply add dry fruits to the batter? Thanks in advance!!

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      • Aarthi

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        u can soak it in orange juice. soaking it will make the dried fruits soft. else it will be hard

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    13. Anonymous

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      Can we do this in cooker

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can cook this in cooker

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    14. Nisha

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      Can v use oil instead of butter?

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      • Aarthi

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        no i dont think so.

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    15. deepthi

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      hi aarti,for how many days the cake will stay fresh?

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      • Aarthi

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        for 4 to 5days

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    16. Lynn Coulter

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      Can this cake be frozen?

      Reply
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