How to Make Fruit Cake at Home | Fruit Cake Recipe | Kitchen with Neha

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit can reduce sugar content while raisins are more affordable.

candied peel

🥗Healthier: dried fruit

💰Cheaper: zest

Dried fruit offers a similar texture with less sugar.

brandy

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: water

Apple juice adds moisture without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil can lower saturated fat content.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of oil into a bowl.

Crack 2 eggs into the bowl with the oil.

Whisk the eggs and oil together using an electric whisk or blender.

Add 1/2 cup of sugar to the egg mixture and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.

In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix everything nicely using a spatula or blender.

Mix in one direction to ensure the cake will be fluffy and soft.

Dust 1 cup of cherries with 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour to prevent them from settling at the bottom of the baking tray.

Add the floured cherries to the cake mixture and mix everything properly.

Prepare a baking tray by placing a little foil on the bottom and lining it with butter paper.

Transfer the cake mixture into the prepared baking tray.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.

Place the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

After baking, remove the cake and let it cool.

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