Nov 19, 2008

EGG LESS FRUIT CAKE





1 cup --- all purpose flour
1/2 cup --- sugar
1/4 cup – sugar
1/2 tea sp – cinnamon powder
3/4 cup – fresh orange juice
A few drops vanilla essence
1/2 tea sp --- baking powder
1tea sp – baking soda
2 tab sp – orange marmalade or jam
1/4 tea sp –salt
DRY FRUITS:---
1/2 cup – raisins
1/2 cup – almonds chopped
1/2 cup –dates chopped
1/2 cup cashews chopped
Or you can use any dry fruits you like
Preheat the oven for 350F about 10 min.
Take all dry fruits in a bowl .Melt butter and add to dry fruits, mix well .
Heat 1/2 cup sugar with 1 tab sp water to make caramel(bring to a dark brown colour don't burn this . If you burn the sugar cake will become bitter so careful
Add this to the dry fruits and butter mixture
When it is cool a little bit add orange juice,1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon powder, essence mix well,
Siev together flour and baking powder, baking soda and add this to dry fruit mixture little at a time keep mixing with a spoon
Grease a baking dish and pour the batter in to it and bake it at 350F for about25-30 min. or till a knife inserted in side will comes out clean
Waite till it cools down to the room temperature and then cut in to pieces
Enjoy your fruit cake

14 comments:

Unknown said...

wow.. looks super & yummy.. kalakunga...

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Wow cake has turned out really well doesnt seem to be like an eggless cake itself... Gorgeous texture...

Purva Desai said...

Fruit cake looks perfect soft and fluffy thanks for sharing this eggless recipe..

raaji said...

hey whats that u have mentioned sugar twice......is it to e used seperately???even am a person who tries toavaoid eggs in those simple cakes...

Vibaas said...

Another yummy recipe from you :)

I have something for you here :
http://vibaas-world.blogspot.com/2008/11/wow-is-all-i-can-say.html

Unknown said...

Looks so delicious and crumbly..

Unknown said...

looks yumm..i ning to do this soon ..

Lakshmi said...

Eggless cakes are always a welcome at home. Will try your version next time I bake. :)

Divya Kudua said...

Perfect looking fruit cake..have never come across an eglless one before..;-)!!

Uma said...

Fruit cake naaku chala ishtam Rekha! Chala chala baagundi. Love the idea of adding jam to the cake.

Priya Suresh said...

Eggless fruit cake turned out really very well for u..lovely texture, none will believe until u say this cake is eggless..looks prefect, soft n fluffy...

Unknown said...

I love fruit cakes:) and I prepare it with eggs, Your version of eggless cake has come out too good:) I feel glad to see my favorite cake prepared a vegetarian way, i too shud try it sometime, i prepare it everytime for holidays:)

Pavani said...

looks yummy n superab yaar...

Medhaa said...

that cake looks really moist for an eggless cake. lovely