Vegan Christmas cake recipe | Vegan fruit cake - SecondRecipe (2024)

Merry Xmas and Happy New year in advance

Christmas is round the corner and Holiday season too. It is a time to have some celebrations finally. Be it a small gathering of friends or just your family. It is a time to thank everyone for supporting each other.

Although, 2020/2021/2022 has been a long drab on all our lives. We must remember we are lucky to see another day. Here is wishing 2023 looks better. It is a time to celebrate our life. No celebration is complete without a cake. No cake better than a delicious Vegan Xmas cake. Recipe for vegan fruit cake might look bit tedious, but it is worth every morsel. Also, a list of delicious party recipes for all guests vegan!

Other similar eggless recipes for cakes and muffins include Eggless banana walnut cake, Eggless blueberry cake ,Vegan airfryer muffins ,Tutti fruitti cake , Eggless chocolate walnut cake, vegan banana oat muffins & Vegan chocolate muffin .

Why do we love cake?

Baking is a therapy. Cakes give you happy memories. We all want a cake for a pick-me-up. We love it and want it each time. No wonder so many bakers exist across the world. You may be a home baker or a commercial one. You can never escape from a magic of a cake. Nothing speaks of Xmas, like the rich fruity plum cake. It is also a healthy vegan cake as it is full of nuts in every bite. Instead of buying a cream based cakes eating one with nuts and seeds is better.

Christmas cake is flavorful and rich. Most of these Christmas cake recipes have eggs, rum or alcohol. However, recipe for eggless fruit cake is easy. Vegan Christmas fruit cake is our alcohol-free, dairy-free, egg-less version of the original traditional Christmas cake recipes. It is great with tea and some snacks. It is amazing to have a rich homemade cake instead of having to buy a vegan cake. You will love eating it time and again.

This vegan fruit cake recipe is fully loaded with healthy nuts. I love nuts be it almonds or cashews and pistachios. The more the merrier. What I love about this cake, is its rich in texture and has good amount of nuts. Some people think only a cake with egg gives you that flavor. Vegan cake is great in flavor too, especially this one. In fact, you will not even realize this vegan xmas cake is eggless and vegan unless you tell people. You can also make this as the fruit birthday cake if you cannot wait for X-mas!

If you are a teetotaler like us ,and also wanna go vegan, this is just the cake for you. Yummy and delicious! Usually people add rum to cake to give it that bitterness. However, adding fruit peels and nuts to orange juice and leaving it overnight does the trick.

My Christmas memoirs

While the world celebrates Christmas, I celebrate it with a special reason. It's my Dad's birthday. He is my Santa Claus. I also remember attending many Xmas parties at our friends place as a kid. Though we may not be in the same city anymore, those memories always stay with us. It brings us smiles from a time when things were so simple. It was a time to make merry and ring in the new year with endless parties.Even now I love to celebrate with my own group of friends. However, I am not the one for cutting trees and ham and turkeys. I had rather go with vegan fruitdcake and plant based recipes for this end of year celebration. Christmas or No Christmas...You can make this cake anytime of the year. Smile and have a happy cheer!

It is my happy cake as it is egg-free and dairy free too. Vegan Christmas cake is amazing. It is good for those who got allergies yet still love their cake. Many people can't eat eggs or dairy and feel a little left out. This one has no reservations. Those who are allergic to nuts, can still make this cake with tutti fruity or fruit peels.

Finally a celebration of humans includes everyone 🙂 Yes I m yet to make a gluten-free version. That probably next Xmas.

Ingredients

• orange juice with rindor apricot juice
• mixed fruits, fruit peel, raisins, berries
• mixed nutspecans/cranberries or mixed crushed dryfruits (almonds,pistachio,cashew)
• chia seed mealor flax seed meal
• coconut sugaror raw sugar
• vegetable oil
• plain flour (or self raising flour, do not use baking powder/soda if using self raising flour)
• baking powder
• baking soda
• almond milkor oat milk (or cow's milk for vegetarian option)

refer to recipe card for details.

How to make vegan Christmas cake?

• Take orange juice in a bowl,add the store bought mixed fruit mix with dried berries,raisins

• Allow it to soak for 4 hours/overnight. If you are in a hurry, warm up the juice a bit and add the mixed fruits.Leave it to cool for 30 minutes.

• Add the flax seed/chia seed meal to the juice and fruit mix,Allow the flax seed meal to thicken up in the next 5-10 minutes

• Add the coconut sugar/ raw sugar and mix well until it dissolved. Add almond milk to the mix and stir.

• Add oil and mix well

• Now, start adding the flour(after sifting flour with baking powder and baking soda).

• Keep mixing and adding the flour. Add more almond milk if required.

• Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 160 degree C. Transfer the cake tin(or divide across 2 tins) lined with baking sheet.

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• garnish the dry fruits on the cake
• Bake in a fan-forced oven at 160 degree C for 45-50 mins(if using single tin)/35-40 minutes if using 2 cake tins) or until a toothpick comes out clean.

• Take it out of the oven,allow it cool completely before cutting into slices.This cake is very soft and crumbly(simply melts in the mouth)

how to make vegan Christmas cake in air fryer ?

In a pre heated air fryer, cook at 160C for 25 minutes (using the bake option) or until the toothpick comes out clean. I have used a 8 inch cake tin for cooking in the air fryer.

Allow the cake to be completely cool (few hours) before you cut through this moist and best vegan cake that I have eaten in a long time.

Variations

You can decorate with crushed dry fruits by chopping them in a food processor.

Other variations of vegan christmas cakes, is soaking nuts in alcohol instead of orange juice.

Substitutions

You can replace chia seed meal with flax seed meal. You may use any egg replacer otherwise while making vegan christmas desserts. If you do not have any such replacements ,just add little more flour (2 tbsp) to make the batter little thick.

FAQs

There are loads of eggless cakes if you want to try. If you are still transitioning to be vegetarian and want to take baby steps before trying veganism. You may also try to bake with nut milk /oat milk instead of cow's milk in the below recipe for the vegan version.

• Eggless Chocolate strawberry cake
• Eggless Mawa Cake
• Sugar free marble cake
• Eggless double layered chocolate cake

Storage

Store it in refrigerator for 4-5 days. Reheat before you consume.

Food safety

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove