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Wine Cake Recipe
An easy, delicious recipe to make a moist and soft Wine Cake without eggs. This Wine Cake recipe is made with red wine and has plenty of nuts and dry fruits flavored with ground spices.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 419 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
For soaking
- 1 cup red wine
- ½ cup seedless dates
- ¼ cup almonds
- ¼ cup cashews
- 5 to 6 glazed red cherries
- 1 tablespoon tutti frutti
- 1 tablespoon candied orange peel - finely chopped, optional
- 1 tablespoon candied ginger - finely chopped, optional
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup sultanas - optional
- 4 to 5 walnuts - chopped
Other ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder (ground nutmeg)
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar or brown sugar
- ¾ cup oil - any neutral flavored oil like sunflower oil
- 2 tablespoons curd (yogurt) dissolved and mixed in 1 tablespoon water
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs - optional
Instructions
Preparation
- First chop the dates, almonds, cashews, walnuts, glazed cherries, candied orange peels, candied ginger.
- In a bowl or jar soak the chopped nuts and dry fruits as well the tutti frutti, raisins and sultanas in red wine.
- Cover and keep this bowl or jar in a cool dry place. For 3 days I kept the bowl out and then for the remaining days I kept in the fridge. Every alternate day shake the jar or stir the bowl.
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Making wine cake
- Sieve the all-purpose flour (maida) with salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add cinnamon powder, grated nutmeg and instant coffee. Mix well.
- Preheat your oven at 200 degree C/390 degrees F for 15 minutes. Grease a 6 to 7 inches diameter round cake pan or a regular loaf pan with some oil or line the pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, stir and mix 1 tablespoon water with 2 tablespoons curd/yogurt until smooth. Set aside
- Next add the soaked nuts and dry fruits mixture, cacao nibs, brown sugar, yogurt and water mixture, oil, milk and vanilla extract.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to get an even batter.
- Pour the batter in the greased or parchment paper lined cake pan of 6 to 7 inches diameter.
- Bake the eggless wine cake in a preheated oven for 200 degree C/390 degrees F for about 50 mins to 1 hour or till a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
- Keep the cake in the middle rack with both the top and bottom heating elements of the oven on.
- If the top of the cake gets to brown quickly, then cover the top with aluminium foil or parchment paper.
- Place the cake pan on a wired rack to cool. When the red wine cake has cooled completely, remove it from the pan.
- Wrap the cake in an aluminium foil or cling film and allow the wine cake to mature for 2 to 3 days (at room temperature or in the fridge) before serving.
- Slice and serve Wine Cake as a dessert or sweet.
Notes
- For vegan substitutions, use soy yogurt or cashew yogurt. Use soy milk, almond milk or cashew milk instead of dairy milk.
- You can also use apple juice instead of wine and soak the dry fruit for a day or two in the apple juice.
- The approximate nutritional information is for one slice of the cake.
Nutrition Information
Calories
419kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
75mg
(3%)
Potassium
290mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
20IU
(0%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
2mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin B12
1µg
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Vitamin D
1µg
Vitamin E
8mg
Vitamin K
2µg
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
51µg
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Magnesium
38mg
Phosphorus
126mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 419
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 419kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 290mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 1µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 8mg | |
| Vitamin K | 2µg | |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 51µg | |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 126mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.