No Alcohol Fruit Cake Recipe…

This easy no alcohol fruit cake recipe makes the perfect fruit cake for you if you prefer yours without alcohol.  It’s an ideal Christmas cake substitute although I guarantee you’ll love it all year round!

This super easy no alcohol fruit cake recipe is so tasty and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it as much as we do!  We’re not usually fans of fruit cake, specifically Christmas Cake but this no alcohol version just seems so much lighter and has a much nicer taste!

It’s also pretty easy to make and although I’ve gone with a cream cheese frosting, you could use any icing you want and if you prefer a more Christmassy version you could absolutely use Marzipan and the more traditional Royal Icing with a few extra touches to make it like a Christmas cake – maybe a cheeky sprig of holly?

You can also bake this no alcohol fruit cake in a circular tin and play around with the recipe to make a larger fruit cake (if you increase the ingredients don’t forget to adjust the cooking times) and you can even just replace the candied peel with glace cherries if you prefer.

No Alcohol Fruit Cake Recipe...

This no alcohol fruit cake recipe is the perfect Christmas cake substitute although, to be fair it's amazing at any time of year.

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Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 190g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, to taste
• 75g (1/3 cup) butter, room temperature
• 200g (1 cup) brown sugar
• 80ml (1/3 cup) warm water
• 125ml (1/2 cup) milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 75g (1 cup) candied peel, to taste
• 65g (1/2 cup) chopped pecans or walnuts
• For the frosting:
• 100g (4oz) cream cheese
• 175-250g (1 1/2 to 2 cups) powdered icing sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons milk, as needed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Grease and line a 9" x 4" loaf pan. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the butter and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes.
5. Add the warm water, milk, vanilla and eggs. Beat until thoroughly combined.
6. Add half of the flour mixture, mix until combined, and then the remaining half. Do not overmix.
7. Add in the candied peel and nuts, to taste.
8. Fold the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 40-50 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
9. For the frosting, combine the cream cheese and about 3/4 of the icing sugar for 2 minutes until smooth and light. Adjust the consistency with more powdered sugar or a little milk. There's no exact science to frosting if you ask me - it's different every single time!

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