Name: Fruitcake Alcohol Free
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 7 people
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup brown sugar packed; 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup butter; 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder; 1 teaspoon ginger powder; ¼ teaspoon cloves powder; 1 cup raisins; ½ cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 large eggs room temperature; 1 cup candied and chopped mixed peel; 1/3 cup chopped candied cherries; 1/3 cup mixed nuts (you can add more if you wish)

Fruitcake – Alcohol Free, a kid-friendly cake that you can have the same day you bake it. Tastes just like the authentic fruitcake (maybe even better!). This cake is moist and stays moist for days, in fact, its flavor keeps getting better with time.

PIN TO MAKE LATER

This cake WAS one of the cakes that I didn’t dare to try making. The process and the long list of ingredients put me off, not to mention that your girl here (Me) do not consume alcohol.

I settled for the lighter versions of fruit cake which is almost like a pound cake or a butter cake filled with dried fruit or candied peel.

Making a Fruitcake is Fun.

Deep in my heart I always wanted to make a classic fruit cake, the dark color of the cake combined with the colorful candied fruit mix always intrigued me. I had to make this cake no matter what.

The challenge was, to make an old fashion moist fruit cake without feeding it which means (without brushing it with alcohol). I went to the kitchen, pulled my sleeves up, got my ingredients ready, baked the cake, and FAILED!

If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that such incident can keep me in the kitchen for a long time, it’s not that I can’t accept failure but I guess it is more of challenging myself and I actually like it, besides, this is how I come up with delicious recipes just for you.

Back to this fruitcake recipe. My later attempt saw the light of success and I’ve also discovered the secret behind a moist, Alcohol-free, delicious, Fruit Cake. Before sharing the secret, let me tell you that making this cake involves cooking some of the ingredients first. I have boiled some ingredients for a minute or less.

Now, the secret!

It’s whisking the eggs with the warm boiled ingredients. When you whisk the egg with warm liquid, the texture of the egg turns into custard-like and that my friend makes the cake moist. A similar step is used when making soft and silky caramel custard.

Additional flavor comes from the spice mix used in this cake. You can add more spices if you wish, or even omit spices you’re not fond of, but as always, I would suggest that you try this recipe as is and then adjust it to your liking. I didn’t add orange juice or zest to my fruitcake since the mixed candied peel has a citrusy flavor.

I didn’t want to decorate this cake with icing, I think it’s beautiful as is, but if you must use icing, please go ahead.

This fruitcake will be more tender and moist the next day, so allow it to rest for a day in an airtight container and enjoy it the next day.

If you made this cake I’ll be happy to know how you liked it, and you can do so by leaving a comment in the comment box below!

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Now, let me show you, how to make a fruit cake from scratch.