Easy Christmas Cake Recipe 🎄 My Family Christmas Fruit Cake Every year!

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: unsweetened dried fruits

💰Cheaper: raisins

Unsweetened options are lower in sugar.

Add warm water to the coconut, mix and set aside.

Let the brown sugar caramelise over medium heat.

When it starts to caramelise, add the water and mix well.

Now add the coconut in and mix well.

Take off from the heat and put into a bigger bowl.

Add all the ingredients in the fruit mix into the same bowl and mix well.

Cover and keep this to rest for 1-2 hours.

Then add all the cake ingredients into the same bowl and mix well.

Line the baking pan with 2-3 layers.

Add the cake batter in and level the top.

Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C (320°F) for 1 and ¼ hours - 1 and ½ hours.

Let it cool completely.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens