Cranberry Orange and Nut Fruit vegan cake
About:
As the festivity is in air with Christmas and New Year, it is the best reason to bake a cake. No Christmas celebration is complete without a cake, and this season give an extra joy to your loved ones by making a cake at home. Baking a cake at home always gives a satisfaction and pleasure to yourself and appreciation from loved ones for your efforts.
Chock-full of crunchy nuts and moist dried fruit, it was especially appealing for having no artificially coloured. This is an even more treasured recipe now that there are so many more dried fruits with which to create variations.
Yields- 1 loaf
Preparation time-15 minutes
Baking time-35-40 minutes
Soaking time-overnight (or atleast 2-3 hours)
Ingredients:
Dry:
- Wheat flour- 1.5 cups
- Baking powder-2tsp
- Baking soda-1tsp
- Cinnamon powder-1/4tsp
- Nutmeg powder-1/4tsp
- Salt- 1/4tsp
Wet:
- Coconut oil-3tbsp (can substitute with vegetable oil)
- Brown sugar-1/2cup (adjust as per the sweet preferred)
- Coconut milk-3/4cup
- Dates molasses-1/4cup
- Apple cider vinegar-1tbsp
- Fresh orange juice-3/4cup (I used freshly squeezed juice)
Fruits and nuts:
- Dried cranberries – 1/2 cup
- Raisins and Sultanas-1/2 cup
- Roughly chopped walnuts-1/2 cup
- Roughly chopped pecan nuts-a handful
- Glazed cherries-10-12
Procedure:
- Pre-heat the oven at 160deg C (fan assisted), grease and line the loaf pan and set aside.
- Sieve in all dry ingredients (wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda,salt, cinnamon nutmeg powder)in a bowl. To this dry ingredients mix in all dry fruits (cranberries, raisins, sultanas, pecan nuts, walnuts) and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix in all the wet ingredients (oil, coconut oil, molasses), sugar, whisk until fluffy and finally stir in orange juice, vinegar.
- Now add dry ingredients along with dry fruits to the wet mixture in batches and fold in until combined (use extra warm water)
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf tin and top it with glazed cherries
- bake in the pre-heated oven for 45-50 minutes/ until tooth pick inserted comes out clear.
- Once baked allow it to cool completely before slicing.
- Tastes best the next day.
Note:
- I used dates molasses so reduced the quantity of sugar so feel free to add extra sweetener/sugar if desired.
- Dates paste can be used in place of dates molasses. Soak Pitted dates for 30 minutes and make it a paste using blender.
- Coconut oil can be replaced with vegetable oil .
- Combination of Nuts and fruits can be personalised as per taste.
- I used freshly squeezed orange juice- can also substitute with supermarket one.
- Baking time varies from oven to oven so keep an eye and bake until tooth pick inserted comes out clear
- One of my blog reader suggested and tried to top with chocolate chips..that’s an alternative topping for all chocolate lovers
- The loaf is brushed with orange juice for an added moisture. It is optional
Posted on December 23, 2014, in Dessert, International, Vegan and tagged Vegan cake recipes. Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.
Reblogged this on MrMilitantNegro™.
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Delicious fruit cake, I can’t believe it’s vegan. It looks moist and delicious. It’s funny growing up I really disliked fruit cake, now as an adult I have learned to appreciate just how delicious it is. What a beautiful recipe. Perfect festive holiday recipe.
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Thanks Suzanne..I love this cake a lot and my dad use to buy me….I remembered him a lot while making it….
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Gorgeous cake, Chitra. Love the vegan version!
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Thank you Apsara. .. 🙂
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What great flavours you’ve got in this cake, and I love glacé cherries! Yummy 🙂
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Thank you so much…Glad you liked it….Cherries love them a lot
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This looks so pretty and festive. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Thanx a lot for your appreciating comment…. Merry Christmas…
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Ohhhh delicious 🙂
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Thank you Christy. … 🙂
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Reblogged this on Chef Ceaser.
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Thank you
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I wish you
a Merry Christmas
and a wonderful New Year 2015!
With Love Maxima
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Maxima – Wish you the same…Thanks for your continued support
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Not five seconds ago, I was listening to a comedian talk about how he likes fruit and cake but not fruitcake. I love fruitcake!
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Coincidence…I am a big fan too and love the freshness the fruits brings to cake..
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Reblogged this on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen and commented:
It’s time again for Christmas and New year. Tried this cake with some variations this time. Hope you will like it..
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Wow chitra this sounds just lovely and looks beautiful as well!
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Am glad you liked it Lynz. Happy Christmas in advance
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Thanks dear you too! 🙂
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Amazing combo and recipe. Love this vegan version dear!
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Thank you Kushi….
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