Best Christmas Cake | Moist Rum Cake | Easy Fruit Cake

5 from 3 votes

This easy Christmas cake is the best traditional fruit cake that is moist and highly flavorful. You can’t stop eating after you have tried one slice.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 25

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: American, Canada, European, German, Italian, jamaican, New zealand

Servings:

Calories: 481kcal

Author: Kushi

3 large Eggs
1 teaspoon Orange zest
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Ground spice (from above or store-bought)
2 ½ cups All purpose flour or Maida
¾ cup Mixed nuts (any combination of cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, etc.)
10 Cherries , candied/glaced, for topping (optional)

In a pan on medium flame, add butter, brown sugar, orange juice, rum, and dried fruits like date, fig, raisins, tutti frutti, and mix. Simmer for 10 minutes. Switch off the flame. Let this cool completely. Check the video here on the making of Christmas cake.
¾ cup Butter, ¾ cup Brown sugar, 1 cup Orange juice, ½ cup Rum, 15 Dates, 8 to 10 Dried Figs, ½ cup Raisins, 1 cup Candied fruits

In a mortar pestle, add cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves and crush to form a smooth powder. You can also use a powerful spice blender to accomplish this task.
2 inch Cinnamon stick, 3 pods Cardamom, 3 Cloves
Instead of preparing fresh spice powder at home, you can even use store-bought powder (¼ teaspoon cinnamon and ⅛ teaspoon each of cardamom and cloves).

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Line the baking pan (9-inch by 9-inch) with parchment paper and keep it aside.
In a wide bowl, add eggs and whisk for a minute. To this, add the soaked fruits, orange zest, salt, baking powder, ground spice, and mix.
3 large Eggs, 1 teaspoon Orange zest, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Ground spice
Finally, add flour and mixed nuts of your choice and mix until incorporated. Do not overmix.
2 ½ cups All purpose flour, ¾ cup Mixed nuts
Add this batter to the prepared baking pan and decorate the top with cherries if desired.
10 Cherries
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

Feel free to use any fruits and nuts combination of your choice in the recipe.
I have used light brown sugar. Adding molasses or dark brown sugar will give a traditional dark color to the cake.