Eggless Fruit and nut cake is a tasty and healthy cake. Without any added sugar this is one healthy cake to try for this holiday.
I have been exploring sweets without sugar. Oats and dates Burfi and nuts laddu are some of my favorites.
A few more months there for Christmas but I suddenly had a strong desire for fruit and nut cake. To make it a bit healthy tried using wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour.
I have read that eggless Dry Fruit and Nut Cake tastes great when the ingredients are marinated in Alcohol for a day. I wanted to replace alcohol with fruit juice and remembered Eggless Mango cake, in which fruit pulp replaced eggs. This time, tried a cake by marinating the ingredients in orange Juice (that's what I had in the fridge, so used it). It came out well, no compromises in the sweetness!
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Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
- Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
- Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Orange juice - 3/4 cup
- Mixed Dry Fruits and Nuts - 3/4 cup I used chopped almonds, walnuts, cashews, cranberries, raisins and apricots
- Honey - 1/3 cup
- Dates - 7
- Butter - 1/4 cup
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
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Instructions
- Soak dry fruits and nuts in 1/2 cup orange juice for two days or atleast overnight
- Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line the cake tin with parchment paper and grease with butter/cooking spray
- Soak dates in hot water for 10 minutes
- Blend the dates by adding 2 tablespoon of water (adjust if required)
- In a mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and sieve it (To ensure even mixing). Add soaked dry fruits and nuts mix gently
- Add honey, dates puree, remaining orange juice, butter and vanilla, Mix a gently until combined,Do not over mix
- Pour this batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
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Notes
- Dates Syrup can also be used instead of Dates Puree
- Use nuts of your chioce
- Any fruit juice can be used
- Every oven differs keep an eye after 35 minutes
- White/brown SugarSugar, jaggery can be used instead of honey
- Any fruit juice can be used instead of orange juice
- All purpose flour can also be used instead of wheat flour
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Method
- Soak dry fruits and nuts in 1/2 cup orange juice for 2 days or atleast overnight
- Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line the cake tin with parchment paper and grease with butter/cooking spray
- Soak dates in hot water for 10 minutes
- Blend the dates by adding 2 tablespoon of water (adjust if required)
- In a mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and sieve it (To ensure even mixing). Add soaked dry fruits and nuts mix gently
- Add honey, dates puree, remaining orange juice, butter and vanilla, Mix a gently until combined,Do not over mix
- Pour this batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
I want this right now! How delicious.
I wish I can send you:-)
Lovely nut cake!
Thanks Liz:-)
I guess I will make this cake for my hubby's birthday next month, it has turned really nice and fluffy. Though it is wheat flour the cake has raised well!! Bookmarking Vidya 🙂
Sure Malar:-) Glad you liked do trt , I am waiting to hear from you
wow! looks delicious and I want have a piece now!
Thanks Priya:-) Sure anytime
This looks fantabulous Vidya. ....had tried cake with orange juice quite few days ago but just with nuts, using dates sounds great....it looks moist and fluffy tooooo. ...just feel like digging it....
Thanks Chitra:-) I am sure your version must have tasted amazing
I tried last year during December, am not that good at baking and as you know eggless baking is a challenging task …so its been quite long haven’t tried cakes….looking at yours and other few cakes in fb feel like giving a try……nyways thanx dear….
Chitra you are a innovative Chef. Learning a lot from you. Do try dear I am sure anything from your kitchen is yummy
Thanx for such kind words Vidya dear. ....just feel blessed to have you all around and the support from you all is what making me explore so credit goes to you all and my dad god....thanx for everything....its means a lot to me....hope to continue my work with amazing people like yourselves support...
Anytime dear:-)
Looks amazing 🙂
Thanks Charanya:-)
That sounds lovely
Thanks Martina:-)
Perfectly Baked <3
Thanks Shannu:-)
A winning cake ,but could I use less honey or less dates,..It seems toto sweet for me! 😉
Having sweet tooth I added much:-)
a delicious dessert! congratulations!
Thanks Simi:-)
Wow! Looks delicious! You made it look quite easy too... I am a vegetarian and hence, I like the word 'eggless' very much!
Thanks a lot for this recipe Vidya... C! keep smiling 🙂
Thanks Sindhu:-) Being a vegetarian I am that this came out well
That looks delicious! 🙂
Thanks Irene:-)
This looks sooo good! Interesting that you using the orange juice. I have to try this:)
Thanks:-) yes orange juice gave nice flavour
what a lovely recipe ..I always look out for eggless cake recipe ...will def try this 🙂
Thankd Sushma:-) I am glad you liked it, Do try
This cake must taste so good with all those dry fruits & nuts!
Yes Naina dry fruits and nuts added nice taste to the cake:-)
The cake is beautiful, I am surprised at how high the cake rose given no eggs and whole wheat flour, It's gorgeous and I love cake with dried fruit and nuts.
Thanks Suzanne:-)yes dry fruits and nuts gave amazing taste to the cake
Yumm, this reminds me of the Christmas fruit cake that I make each year. Love the fact that it is eggless though 🙂
Thanks Loretta:-) yes fruit and but cakes always reminds Christmas
Delicious eggless dry fruit and nut cake Love it vidya.
Thanks Swathi:-)
Aaaahhh!!! How much I love seeing baked goodies on post... And this one is all-time favorite 🙂 I loved the citrus addition here... Simply superb!!!
Thanks Shruti:-) yes orange gave delicious flavour and taste
This cake looks delicious, Vidya. Love the rise and filled with such yummy dry fruits and nut it must taste wonderful!
Thanks Sridevi:-)
Oh this cake looks perfect! fantastic shape and it looks so yummy 😀
Thanks for the kind words:-)
wow, your cake rised beautifully with no eggs and just a little bit of leavening agents, nice job:)
Thanks Lily:-)
That looks niceeee!!!
Thanku:-)
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I wish I can give you:-)
Hi, I am planning to bake this cake tomorrow. Could you please let me know
- when to add the remaining 1/2 cup of orange juice (i/4 cup to soak the dry fruits)
- I will be using ready-made soaked dry fruits and how much do I need to add?
The cake looks yummy and looking forward to your reply.
Hi Lakshmi, glad you liked my recipe. Sorry i missed that in my recipe. I have updated the recipe now. I added remaining 1/2 cup while mixing the batter. I haven't used ready made dry fruits but dry fruit add flavor and taste so you can use between 1/2 to 3/4 cup. Feel free to write back if you have any doubt happy to gelp
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Thanks for the support:-)
My pleasure. Namaste.
that's some brilliant recipe! I must try it soon...Wondering what would alcohol do 🙂
Thanku Mudit:-)
This sounds and looks lovely! Will have to try it with gluten-free flour; cooking in our home is tricky as hubby has Coeliac disease and I am Vegan, lol. Thanks for following my blog, Suz.
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Thanku Suz:-)
This sounds a very delicious recipe yum...
for wheat flour can we use the regular chapati flour or the whole wheat pastry flour is needed. Please advice 🙂
Thank u in advance
Thanku Ujwal:-) I used regular chappati flour, do try and share ur feedback
Yummy and delicious cake Vidya..
This recipe looks grt.. The wheat and lack of sugar makes it a lot healthier too.
Im definitely going to make it this christmas. What size cake tin did u use. Coz that wud alter the time too.
Maya, sorry for late reply I didn't get notification for your comment.. Thanky, glad you liked it, I used 9 inch cake pan
Hi,your cake looks lovely so I want to try this eggless wholewheat dry fruit cake. Wish to add jaggery instead of honey, can you please explain how much jaggery to add and if any extra liquid to add after adding jaggery. Thanks a lot, waiting for your reply.
Sorry Akansha for late reply I took a break and couldn't reply you immediately. You can add jaggery syrup instead of honey