Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake | Vegan Christmas Cake | Best Plum Cake

4.97 from 33 votes

Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake is a special treat for all those who asked me for a no-egg no-alcohol version of traditional Christmas cake.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 30

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: American, German, Indian, Italian, Kerala, South Indian

Servings:

Calories: 369kcal

Author: Kushi

⅓ cup Yogurt or Dairy-free yogurt
1 teaspoon Orange zest
2 ½ cups All purpose flour or Maida
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Spice mix powder , from above or store-bought
⅓ cup Mixed nuts (any combination of cashews, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans etc.)

In a pan on medium flame, add oil, orange juice, jaggery, dates, figs, raisins, tutti frutti, and simmer for 15 minutes. Switch off the flame
½ cup Coconut oil, 1 ½ cups Orange juice, 1 cup Jaggery, 15 Dates, 6 to 8 Figs, ⅓ cup Raisins, ½ cup Tutti frutti
Let this cool for 15 minutes.

In a mortar & pestle, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and crush to form a fine powder. Note: You can skip this and add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder, ⅛ teaspoon each of cloves and cardamom powder.
1 inch Cinnamon stick, 3 Cardamom, 3 Cloves

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch round baking pan or line the pan with parchment paper and keep it aside. Check out the full video on making of Christmas cake.
In a large wide bowl, transfer the soaked dried fruits (from Step 1), along with yogurt, orange zest, and mix.
⅓ cup Yogurt, 1 teaspoon Orange zest
To this, add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground spice mix (from Step 2), mixed nuts, and mix until combined. Do not overmix.
2 ½ cups All purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Spice mix powder, ⅓ cup Mixed nuts
Transfer this cake batter to the prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Garnish with more nuts, dried fruits, and cherries if desired.
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Feel free to use any fruits and nuts combination of your choice in the recipe.
The time for baking varies depending on how your oven functions. If the top starts getting brown faster, cover it with aluminum foil or parchment paper and continue baking.