Christmas Fruit Cake
Christmas Fruit Cake

A rich and flavourful dry fruit cake made with apple juice-soaked fruits, warm spices, almonds and cherries. Baked conveniently in the Air Fryer, it’s a delicious treat for festive occasions or everyday indulgence.


Cooking Time

30-35 mins

Preparation Time

20 mins

Total Time

55 mins

Ingredients

Serves 4

For batter (dry ingredients):
½ cup powdered brown sugar.
1 cup maida.
1 tsp baking powder.
¼ tsp baking soda.
½ tsp cinnamon powder.
¼ tsp star anise powder.
2–3 tsp cloves powder; all sieved together.
Wet ingredients:
¼ cup mashed potato.
½ cup condensed milk.
¼ cup refined oil.
½ cup + 1 tbsp soaked fruit juice.
For soaked fruits:
1 cup dry fruits and fruit peels chopped (proportion written below).
1½ cup apple juice.
Dry fruits:
15g raisins.
50g tutti frutti.
15g chopped dates.
20g glazed cherries.
15g chopped cashews.
2 oranges for orange peel.
½ tsp cinnamon powder.
3–4 pinches nutmeg powder.
½ tsp star anise powder.
For garnishing:
7–8 almonds blanched and sliced into two pieces.
4–5 glazed cherries sliced into 2 pieces.
Recipe Instructions
01
Soak the Dry Fruits

Soak dry fruits in 1½ cup apple juice for 3–4 days. Filter to remove the liquid from the fruits. Save the liquid for batter.

02
Prepare the Dry Ingredients

Measure all the ingredients carefully. Sift all dry ingredients together through a sieve.

03
Mix the Batter

Now add wet ingredients into dry ingredients mixture and mix well.

04
Add Fruits & Prepare the Tin

Add soaked and drained fruits and fold in the batter. Transfer the batter in a 5–6" tin greased and dusted with flour. Decorate with sliced almonds and cherries to garnish.

05
Bake in the Air Fryer

Pre-heat Air Fryer for 5 minutes. Arrange in fry basket and close it properly. Keep Air Fryer at 140°C for 30–35 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Serve.

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