Christmas fruit cake-No alcohol-No oven-Pressure cooker method-How to make-Step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style : India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 1 hour | To Serve : 4 | Type : New year, christmas special, Snacks | Take with : Tea

How to make Christmas fruit cake -No oven video

Dry Ingredients

• All purpose flour / Wheat flour - 1.5 cup
• Cocoa powder- 2 tbsp
• Instant coffee powder - 2 tsp
• Salt- 1/4 tsp
• Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda - 1 tsp
• Tutti frutti - 3 tbsp
• Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
• Ginger powder - 1/2 tsp
• Nutmeg powder - a pinch

Wet Ingredients

• Egg- 2
• Melted butter- 1/2 cup
• Coconut oil / Sunflower oil- 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Jaggery / brown sugar - 1/2 cup

Fruits & nuts [For soaking]

• Apricots - 1/4 cup
• Cherry - 1/4 cup
• Dates - 1/4 cup
• Dried black grapes - 3 tbsp
• Golden raisins - 3 tbsp
• Cashews - 3 tbsp
• Almonds & pistachio- 1/4 cup
• Walnuts, melon seeds, chironji - 1/4 cup
• Honey - 3 tbsp
• Orange juice - 1/2 cup
• Grape juice - 1 cup
• Wash and chop Fruits & nuts.
• In a bowl add fruits & nuts, add honey mix well. Then add grape juice & orange juice. Soak it for 5 to 6 hours [In refrigerator]

Preparation

• Take 5 littre pressure cooker.
• Remove gasket & whistle from the pressure cooker lid.
• Then place grid.
• Preheat pressure cooker for 5 to 10 min on medium flame.
• In a bowl All purpose flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder, ginger powder & nutmeg powder mix well.
• In a bowl add egg, melted butter, sunflower oil, vanilla essence, jaggery& sugar mix well.
• Add wet ingredient to the dry mixture mix well
• Add soaked nuts & juice mix well.
• Grease baking mold with butter and sprinkle flour.
• Pour batter into baking mold, add tuttui frutti & cherry
• Place it on pressure cooker grind.
• Close lid & bake it for 45 to 50 min on low to medium flame.
• Once its ready carefully remove baking tray then un-mould & let it cool.
• Slice and serve hot wiht tea/ coffee

Note

• Before baking in pressure cooker remove gasket & whistle.
• If you dont like egg you can add melted dark chocolate, curd, buttermilk, banana or avocado
• You can dark caramel instead of brown sugar
• You can skip cocoa powder & coffee powder
• You can add cardamom & cloves powder for extra flavour

How to make Christmas fruit cake without oven- Step by step photos

Prepare Fruits & nuts [you can use any dry fruits & nuts]

Grape juice & orange juice [Fresh]

Grease baking mold with butter [Avoid sticking in the bottom & sides]

Sprinkle flour, evenly coat with all sides

In a bowl add washed & chopped apricot, cherry & dates

Add almond, melon seeds, chironji, pista

Cashews, dried black grapes, raisins, walnuts

Add honey

Mix well

Add grape juice

Add orange juice

mix well, soak it for 5 to 6 hours[ in refrigerator ]

Remove weight

Remove gasket

Cover lid, Pre-heat for 10 min on low flame

In a bowl add 1.5 cup flour, seive without lumps

Add salt, baking powder & baking soda

Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Add instant coffee powder

mix well

Add cinnamon powder

Add ginger powder

Add nutmeg powder

In a bowl add 2 egg

Add white sugar & jaggery / brown sugar

Add vanilla extract

Add coconut oil / sunflower oil

Add melted butter

Mix well

Add wet ingredient

Add soaked & nuts

Add remaining soaked orange grape juice

Mix well, dont over mix

Pour into baking mold

Sprinkle tutti frutti & cherry

Place it in pre-heated pressure cooker, cover lid, cook for 45 min on low flame

Now its ready

Let it cool

Demold

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