Eggless Non Alcoholic Christmas Cake

How can I not share a Christmas Cake recipe during this season? I have already shared the recipe of the Christmas Cake that I have watched my mom make always and also an Eggless Christmas Cake recipe. So what next? Well, both these recipes use dried fruits soaked in rum or wine. And these fruits have to be soaked in advance so that they soak in all the flavours. But if you have not planned it earlier and still want to bake a Christmas Cake, then this Non Alcoholic version is something you should try. And this one is eggless too!

Months before Christmas, the preparation for soaking of dried fruits start at my place. In fact, the longer you soak the fruits, the better. So nobody is stopping you from soaking the fruits for next year now itself..:) I soak all the soft fruits first and a couple of weeks before I plan to bake, I add in the nuts like cashews and almonds. But with this non-alcoholic version, you can soak the fruits in fruit juice just before you start preparing the cake batter.

When making any cake, it is always best to get a couple of things out of your way before you move on to making the batter. Keep out all the ingredients and make sure it is all at room temperature (unless a particular recipe specifies otherwise), measure the ingredients and keep it, sift the dry together if needed, line your baking time with parchment paper and grease it and finally pre heat your oven. If you spend 10 minutes to ensure all these steps are done, then not only will you be able to make the batter quickly, but also the chances of making mistakes while mixing the batter will be lesser – as some of the cake recipes can be pretty unforgiving!