Prep time 15 minutes, baking time 50 minutes, serves 8 people
This easy Almond fruit cake is perfect for the holidays. It’s light, tender, and full of dried fruits, sprinkle the loaf with almond, or leave it out. This fruitcake is a welcome addition to the holiday table. Super easy and quick to make, no overnight soaking, but incredible delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups almond flour
- 4 eggs
- 100 g butter
- 1/3cup sugar
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup cranberries
- 1/3 cup dry apricot, diced
- 1/3 cup almond , thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp almond extract
- 2 tbsp fruit rum(you can skip it for kids) .
- Feel free to add any fruits you like
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Instructions
- Add all the dry fruits into the jar , add orange juice and rum ( skip the rum if serving to children), and let it soak for 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- Preheat the oven to 350 °C/180°C
- In the mixing bowl whisk butter with sugar using mixer. Add eggs 1 at the time. Add vanilla and almond extract and mix again
- In separate bowl mix flour, almond flour and baking powder. Add to the wet ingredients and mix.
- Add fruit and mix with spatula. .
- Transfer the batter into 9×5 inch baking loaf pan, layer with parchment paper. Sprinkle with sliced almonds
7.Bake for 45-60 minutes, check with tooth pick for readiness.
8.Take out of oven and let it cool completely.
9.Sprinkle with powdered sugar and decorate as desire..
