Let me know how it goes if you try it! I’ll let you know how it turns out. Also, would the shape (rectangular) change the temp and time it would need, as obviously it will be much more narrow than the round tin. I tried and failed with 3 different vegan recipes last year, so am over the moon that this worked so well. Eat right away or make in advance and feed regularly with rum or brandy. You could try adding 1/2 a teaspoon of xanthan gum to the batter which will help bind it (only add this if your flour blend doesn’t already contain it). Hi Made this cake today and currently cooking in my oven. Start preparing the fruit at least the day before you want to bake the cake. Thank you so so so much for this. My thought is one of the possibilities; there several others. Add message | Report. Didn't work, we only served the slices from the outside of the cake and left the middle. If you make a collar that stands 3" or so proud around the top of the tin it helps protect the top of the cake form burning while the middle is cooking. If you stir the dry mixture until ingredients are moistened, then your batter might end up lumpy. If you tried this recipe why not tag @domestic_gothess on Instagram and hashtag it #domesticgothess, Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Recipes, Uncategorized, vegan Tagged With: alcoholic, Almonds, Christmas, Christmas cake, festive, Fruit, Holidays, nuts, Spice, vegan Christmas. I haven’t tried baking this cake in any other tin so I don’t know about baking times though I would estimate 1 1/2 – 2 hours. a bit of a cheat but made it so quick to make. Many people love Tres Leches cake. Softened coconut oil will work if you would rather use that, but I found that it yielded a cake with a more crumbly texture, and a slightly blander flavour, so if you do use it, make sure that you also add in a good pinch of salt. Hillson: It’s easy to convert most cake recipes. After an hour my toothpick was clean. I wanted to send some to South African family of mine here in the US but given that mine doesn’t have the alcohol to preserve it, it’s probably not the best idea. Scoop out the uncooked batter if the cake has already collapsed and place it inside a smaller baking pan. This shortens baking time for the middle of the cake, reducing the likelihood of over-baked edges. moondog Sat 22-Nov-08 20:42:34. Hi Lynette, here is a recipe to make your own jar of mixed spice: https://www.daringgourmet.com/british-mixed-spice/ The boozy fruit is stirred into a thick batter made flavourful with dark brown sugar, treacle, spices, almonds and orange and lemon zest. Hi Melony, sorry to hear that! I made this cake yesterday and it came out so well and was so simple I made another today for my mum. I only want to make a small cake 4″ . Thanks. Having never made a vegan cake before, I made this as a practice cake ahead of making my sister in law’s wedding cake. Hi domestic goddess. I would like to start it as early as possible but I would still like it to be fresh for Christmas! In a separate bowl, sift together plain flour, ground almonds, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice (pumpkin spice), cinnamon and nutmeg. I’ll definitely make it again and take your advice to replace the ground almonds with extra flour. Hi Cheryl, the tin I used was 9cm/3.5 inches deep. Hopefully that’s all of your questions answered! Tip the dry ingredients into the margarine mix, along with the soy milk and red wine vinegar. To me, this cake is a bit anemic looking. • *If using salted butter, omit the ¼-teaspoon of salt. I’m hoping to start in the next few days. Hi nicky223, thanks for the reply, I was think that might be my best option, there was a lot of fruit in the cakes e.g. Christmas cake gone soggy. I have blogged a couple of fruitcake recipes before, but neither of them are vegan so I was keen to come up with a vegan version that is just as good. Everyone loved this, even those without allergies and they couldn’t tell the variance!!! I’m off to make your mince pies now! Turn oven to 325 degrees F. Make sure to adjust oven rack to middle position. I doubled the recipe and it turned out great. Create a cake dome out of 2 thin sheets of cake if the cake didn't rise enough. Set aside. There is also a chance that it was slightly over-baked; because it is such a dense cake the baking time can vary considerably unfortunately. Lay plastic wrap in a large mixing bowl to use as a mold, and put one layer of the cake in the bottom of the bowl. Doubled the recipe and it seems cooked after 3 hours. Hi, It is delicate when it is warm so it does need to have cooled completely before you take it out of the tin. , Thank you for this recipe. Solution: Do a ‘crumb coat’ when frosting your cake. I’m excited to try this recipe although I have a question, may I add another kind of nut in the recipe? Made cake today. I’m not sure if I did leave it cool before removing from the tin. (The butter HAS to be melted and cool if not, it will flatten your bubbles, meaning flat cake). Vegan Christmas cake – a rich, moist and boozy vegan fruit cake that is perfect for the festive season. I was going to keep it for Christmas but it fell apart when I took it out of the baking tin, I think I’ll have to play around with the cooking time maybe. The vinegar is there to react with the raising agent to create a lighter texture but you could try swapping 3 Tbsp of the milk for aquafaba. Very happy with the way this cake has turned out. No complaints about it not working so well the first time (my fault not the recipe) as we were able to have a trial run and it was delicious, thank you. My cheesecake came out soft in the middle. I didn’t use alcohol—just orange juice. I’ve made this cake for 25 years. Splash's event marketing platform helps companies market, manage, and measure their live, virtual, and hybrid event programs. I hope that helps! Place heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla into a bowl and mix on medium speed until soft peaks form. Traditionally, Christmas cakes are covered in a layer of marzipan (brush the cake with warm apricot jam before covering so that the marzipan sticks.) I left it in the tin overnight and it’s looking and smelling good! Thank you so much! They have a pretty accurate list of vegan drinks, plus they check ever listing regularly. https://www.mexicoenmicocina.com/pastel-de-tres-leches/, Condensed milk (I prefer to use La Lechera from Nestle), Evaporated milk (I prefer to use Carnation), Heavy whipping cream (I prefer to use Media Crema from Nestle), Canned fruit (I prefer to use peaches and mangos or fresh fruit like strawberries and kiwi). You’re a genius xox. I also finished it off with marzipan and icing it made a purfect Christmas fruit cake , Hi there, how early can I make this cake please? Copyright Notice © Hannah Hossack-Lodge and domesticgothess.com. Thanks, I will probably soak in orange juice as opposed to alcohol (have some dried fruit soaking in brandy currently, getting themselves in the spirit for a gluten free Xmas cake that I’ll be baking as well). Russian Honey Cake Recipe. Remember, it is better to leave in the fridge overnight to soak all the three kinds of milk, and decorate with fruit, until ready to serve. The additions of the extra liquid made the middle of the cake a bit too soggy. See the two slices of lemon cake above? My Aquafaba had gone off by the time I started making the cake! Chopped dried dates, figs and apricots all work well, and you could even add dried cherries, blueberries or pineapple. Stir in the soaked dried fruits, along with any leftover liquid, and some chopped almonds. When adding the lemon juice/vinegar This muffin has nice, even distribution of fruit. I have tagged you into the post on Instagram. Hi Andrea The trick is to allow the cake long enough to cook in the middle without the edges and top browning too much. I did not ice it as we prefer our cakes without icing. But the one on the left shows streaks – areas of dense, sodden cake. Let me know how it turns out if you give it a try! It might be worth googling the specific brand just to make sure but I think that you should be safe with any of them. If I use dairy products would it affect the end result? Mix all of the dried fruits together in a large bowl that has a lid, add the rum, stir well, then cover and leave overnight (or for up to a week - give it an occasional stir). Hi Refrigerate to chill until ready to serve. Cake and cupcake crusts have a tendency to become sticky if the weather is humid or if you've made minor errors in the baking process. Thank you so much! If not that could be the issue. 2). What’s the baking temperature and minutes? I fed them with brandy and wrapped in greaseproof paper, foil and then boxed in card cake boxes. To make them look shiny you can glaze them with a mix of apricot preserves and water and use a kitchen brush to cover the fruit. This creates a doughy, dense texture in the center of your cake layer. I’ve got the liners, they seem to be of a standard for that size, and it’s the sort of size you’d make a finger cake in, or maybe a banana cake/bread. 3. Once the cake has cool pour the milk mixture over the cake, cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerated for 4 hours or overnight. I made our Christmas cake a week ago. Thank you! If the bread’s texture is sort of soggy with a sunken in middle, that means you have added too many liquid ingredients compared to dry. Sorry. Bake longer or reduce the heat by 25 degrees F and bake longer. Your recipe looks great with ingredients I like to use. The cake batter was nice and thick and I remembered to let it cool completely before taking it out of the tin. This will take about 2 minutes. https://www.kitchenfolks.com. for future fruit cakes did you tie brown or newspaper round the outside of the tin? I have semi skimmed or full/whole. because we just couldn’t wait. In a large bowl, whisk together the dairy free margarine (or softened coconut oil), dark and light brown sugars, treacle and orange and lemon zest until fluffy. Thank you. So freaking good. Your cake is sunken in the middle. An absolutely delightful Christmas cake!! Thank you for the lovely recipe. Overbeating too much air is incorporated into batter. I … I recently make carrot cake twice, first attempt it was too soggy, I did a mistake, I cover the top of the tray with the oven aluminium so there is no direct heat, so later on after trying the cake, heated oven to the correct temperature and bake 15 minutes and no longer soggy and cake rise despite I cut out some already for testing, so lesson learned, don't cover it from direct … You can try to toss the fruit in flour before adding it to the batter. Is this to be combined together with the milk before hand to make a “buttermilk”? Hi, I made a Mich Turners rich fruit celebration cake, 4 tiers, in February this year. Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin on a wire rack then turn it out and brush all over with rum or brandy. I’ve made this cake twice now – the first was intended for Christmas but it smelled so good it was eaten as soon as it was cool! Better Chocolate Babka Adapted from the Chocolate Krantz Cakes in Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. I hope the next one works out for you! My cake has a gooey centre. Deeeeeelicious!!!! Most shop-bought marzipan and fondant is vegan, though do check the packet of course, and you can make vegan royal icing by swapping the egg white for aquafaba. Remove the cake and transfer to a wired rack to cool completely. I found it held its form fairly well when sliced – possibly the aging and the generous rum helped keep it from getting overly crumbly. Vegan Christmas cake - a rich, moist and boozy vegan fruit cake that is perfect for the festive season. Otherwise yes, it may have been a little under or over baked. Because fruit cake doesn’t have a lot of cake ‘structure’ as it is so full of fruit, if you remove both the eggs AND gluten there will be nothing left to hold it together. Just made your xmas cake recipe, it’s the best ever! Baking Christmas cakes every year has been a tradition of ours for so long and I was so apprehensive of baking a vegan one until a few days back. I modified this a bit, cutting out the candied peel, and adding dried pineapple, dried pear, and more cherries. Kirsten Nunez Fireball Whisky Pumpkin Pie Recipe. It is a little more delicate than non-vegan fruitcake so be very gentle with it and store it in a tin so as not to squash it. The cointreau one hasn’t held as well but is that because clear liqors don’t work in cakes? Just made and did not have deep tin so used two shallow ones and have turned out well and less cooking time. I made this beautiful fruit cake at christmas. It was loved by everyone I baked it for. If the filling is too wet and breaking apart: Add 1/2 cup less dairy.Experiment with the ratio between eggs and cream (or crème fraîche).Or the vegetables are to blame. Hi Jessica, you can combine them beforehand if you want to, I don’t usually bother as I don’t think it makes a difference either way. I did a half recipe and it worked perfectly in a smaller tin. This is problematic, as it traps steam. This is a keeper. Once the vegan Christmas cake is iced, you can add decorations as you wish – I like to keep things simple and just pile some gingerbread star biscuits in various sizes on top. of Heavy Heavy whipping or 1 can of “Media Crema Nestle”, the one you buy at the dairy fridge section. The one on the right has a typical texture: an even, fairly close grain. I had a dip in the middle too. Cider vinegar would be fine, or you can use lemon juice. Instructions. I'd soaked the fruit in booze for a few days before baking but had drained it properly and baked the cake until the skewer came out clean. I am always unsure of this bit, I worry about it being over cooked and dry or under cooked and soggy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this recipe! so I stuck with your recipe ( except with white wine vinegar). He was very surprised and really enjoyed it. One comment, the top started darkening soon in our small oven, but putting the cake on a lower shelf, and covering the top with parchment paper (loosely) helped. I tried this and it simply didn't work for me. Wrap it up in baking parchment then tin foil and store in an airtight container, feeding every week or two with rum or brandy, for up to six weeks. (For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below), *For the best results make sure that you follow the recipe closely. Can you kindly advise me as to how many grams soaked fruits I should use in this recipe. Served with sliced fruit, this … I made your fruit cake for my son in law’s birthday. My first successful vegan fruit cake. I just made this and my kitchen smells divine. So, each time I’ve made this, it’s been kind of a mess; it never looks like the pictures in the books or the pretties I’ve seen online.And each time it’s come out of the oven and been brushed with that sugar syrup, it looks like I meant to do … £ 30.00 Kid's Creator Class - Pusheen Kitticorn £ 20.00 I’m even contemplating making one now… fruitcake for Valentine’s Day can be a thing, right? Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Some Reasons Why Cakes Sink or Fall In The Middle: Cakes will sink or fall because: 1). To make a vegan version, simply swap the butter in the gingerbread for dairy free margarine or coconut oil, and follow the recipe for vegan royal icing from my Tombstone cupcakes to ice the biscuits with. Hi Chelsey, I don’t want to say for certain how long it will keep without having tested it myself. To assembly, the cake spread the whipped cream over the cake. If you want to use only fruit in the middle it might leave you cake a bit tasteless. Only issue is the crumble when cutting. You need to start preparing the fruit at least the day before you want to bake the cake. Next time I’ll make two so I can have more post Christmas. Came back post Christmas just to add my 5 stars and voice to the chorus singing your praises! It is the first time I have ever baked, marzipanned and iced a cake, so I’m really pleased. Forum Member 23/11/14 - 13:10 in Food and Drink #1. Check out my gingerbread topped Christmas cake recipe for inspiration. Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and use a spatula to spread it level. Hi Kecia, I would try 700-750g of fruit. It is very delicate when it is warm so it is best to leave it in the tin until it has cooled completely. To make this vegan Christmas cake alcohol free, soak the fruit in the same quantity of orange juice. Thank you for the recipe! hey i am going to make this asap! Best Christmas cake recipe ever – vegan or non-vegan! I didn’t really think ahead with the timings – how long approx do you think the cake will take to cool/how do I tell that it’s completely cool? The most common reason why cakes sink in the middle is that they’re underbaked. Everything went great and the smell in the kitchen was delicious but the cake sank in the middle. Possibly the temp is too high - just check the oven and test cake with cocktail stick before taking out could possibly be the temp is slightly to high (watch the fan) hence the outsides rise but the middle isnt quite cooked enough that is the main reason why cakes dip. I hope you enjoy it! Whisk condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream together with the vanilla and rum in a saucepan. I adapted this recipe by The Hungry Veggie to make this cake, with tweaks to suit my tastes: http://thehungryvegan.blogspot.com/2011/12/vegan-christmas-cake.html. Poke the top of the cake using a toothpick, skewer or fork all over. If it gets too late, do you think it would be ok to leave it in the tin overnight with some foil over the top and turn it out tomorrow? This makes adding the icing difficult and may make the cake taste slightly soggy. I know time as far as my actual volume of batter is harder for you to guess, as we obviously, neither of us, yet know how different that is likely to be yet (unless you do magically have this answer ). Any ideas for my next attempt? The rest of the cake was perfect, we did return it to the oven to see if we could make it un-soggy. Hi Paula, I don’t think that the fat content of the milk makes much of a difference, I wouldn’t use skimmed but either semi-skimmed or whole will be fine (semi-skimmed is probably closer in fat content to plant milks however). Grains such as wheat, barley, and spelt all contain gluten which can be very difficult to digest and cause digestive issues for many folks. It’s this cake every year from now on! And now I know why fruit cake is expensive haha this is a cake that cost me a lot of money but oh it will be worth it. should i use this or use the vinegar concept? This is the best Christmas cake I’ve made in20+ years of vegan baking. A 9×13-inch baking pan equals just about two 9-inch round cake pans in volume. Hi Becci, yes you can use golden syrup instead of treacle.
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