Christmas Cake

Christmas cake is a rich, spiced fruit cake packed with dried fruits like raisins, currants, and candied peel, soaked in rum or brandy for extra flavor. Baked to perfection, it's often decorated with marzipan and icing, making it a festive treat full of warmth and holiday cheer. Perfect for sharing with family and friends during the holiday season!

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Cook Time: 40-45 minutes

Total Time
50-60 minutes

Servings: 2-4

Cuisine: Indian
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✦Ingredients ➦Instructions
  • For Melting Jaggery
  • 1 cup Ghee
  • 1 cup Jaggery powder
  • For Batter
  • 2 cups Refined flour
  • ½ tsp Baking powder (optional)
  • ¼ tsp Ginger powder
  • A big pinch of clove powder
  • A big pinch of cinnamon powder
  • A big pinch of nutmeg powder
  • A pinch of black peppercorns, crushed
  • ½ tsp Vanilla essence
  • A pinch of salt
  • Melted Ghee & Jaggery powder
  • 4 Eggs
  • ¼ cup Candied Ash gourd & Peta, slice
  • 1 ½ tsp Marmalade or murabba
  • ½ tsp Vanilla essence
  • For Sugar Syrup
  • ¼ cup Sugar
  • ⅓ cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Rum
  • For Icing
  • ⅓ cup Icing sugar
  • ½ tsp Lemon juice
  • Warm water
  • For Garnish
  • 1 tbsp Desiccated coconut
  • 5-6 no. Candied cherry
  • 2 no. Candied Ash gourd & Pets, cut into half
    • For Melting Jaggery
    1. In a shallow pan, add ghee, once it is melted, add jaggery powder and mix well.
    2. Keep aside for further use.
    • For Batter
    1. In a large bowl, add refined flour, ginger powder, clove powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, crushed black peppercorns and mix well.
    2. Add a pinch of salt, melted ghee & jaggery powder and mix everything well.
    3. Add eggs and make a smooth batter. Add marmalad, vanilla essence and mix well.
    4. Grease and line the cake tin with parchment paper.
    5. Pour half the batter in the cake tin and layer it with a few peta, pour the other batch of the batter in the tin, layer it with remaining peta and put it in the oven. Bake it at 170°c for 40-45 minutes.
    6. Check the cake by pricking the toothpick in the center, if it comes out clear take the cake tin out of the oven.
    • For Sugar Syrup
    1. In a sauce pot, add sugar, water and let it melt on medium flame.
    2. Once the sugar is melted, add rum and mix well.
    3. Keep aside for further use.
    • For Icing
    1. In a bowl, add icing sugar, lemon juice, warm water and mix it well.
    2. Make a semi thick icing and coat the cake.
    • For Garnish
    1. Once the cake is cool, demould the cake on a serving dish.
    2. Pour the prepared sugar syrup and let it soak.
    3. Spread the icing evenly on the christmas cake, dust some desiccated coconut and top it up with candied cherries.
    4. Serve.
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