Eggless Fruit Cake
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
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Servings
12
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Calories
229 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Australian
Eggless Fruit Cake
Description
Eggless Fruit Cake features sultanas and currants simmered with sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, and a touch of lemon zest to infuse a fragrant sweetness. The fruit mixture is boiled and enriched with butter before being combined with flour and baking powder to create a batter that bakes into a moist loaf. This method avoids eggs entirely by relying on the fruit and butter for moisture and binding.
The cake is baked for about an hour and twenty minutes at a moderate oven temperature, allowing it to cook evenly and develop a gentle, tender crumb. Wrapping the cake in a clean tea towel as it cools helps preserve its softness by reducing moisture loss.
This fruit cake can be sliced and served as a tea-time snack or dessert. Its rich fruit content and warm spice make it suitable for festive occasions or anytime a comforting, egg-free cake is desired.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 cup currants
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon lemon grated peel
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Place sultanas, currants, sugar, water, spices, bicarb soda and grated lemon peel in a saucepan and, stirring, bring to the boil. Boil for 3 minutes.
- Take off heat and add the butter, chopped. Stir through as the butter melts.
- Allow mixture to cool.
- Add flour and baking powder and stir well.
- Put mixture in a well-lined loaf pan and cook in a moderate oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cooked.
- When finished cooking, wrap cake (still in tin) in a clean tea towel and allow to cool.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 229 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 229kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 113mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 287mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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