Christmas Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe
Caramel fruit cake is a delicious, soft and tender cake made with caramel and dry fruits. The caramel adds a subtle sweetness that blends beautifully with rum and dry fruits. It is a kind of cake that looks splendid but it is surprisingly easy to bake with basic pantry ingredients. This cake is perfect for festive occasions like Christmas, New year parties or can be enjoyed as an after meal dessert.
Equipment
8 inch round cake pan
OTG
Electric Beater
Ingredients
- 1¾ cup All Purpose Flour / Maida 210 grams
- 200 grams Unsalted Soft Butter 1 cup
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar 200 grams
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 cups Mixed Dried Fruits & Nuts I used cashews, candied peels, raisins, dates, prunes, tutti fruity
- ½ cup Rum for soaking fruits
For Caramel
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar 100 grams
- ¼ cup Water 60 ml
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 from pan and cool completely. Now slice and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Caramel Fruit Cake Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
309
% Daily Value*
Fat
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
98
mg
33
%
Sodium
107
mg
5
%
Potassium
49
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
39
g
13
%
Fiber
0.5
g
2
%
Sugar
25
g
28
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
507
IU
10
%
Calcium
36
mg
4
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.