Rich Fruit Cake

Name: Rich Fruit Cake
Yield: Makes one 20 cm (8 in) cake, serving 6–8
Ingredients: grated zest and juice of 1 orange; 300 g (10½ oz/2¼ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 150 ml (5 fl oz/generous ½ cup) plant milk; 175 g (6 oz/generous ¾ cup) Vegan Butter or vegan spread; 175 g (6 oz/generous ¾ cup) light brown soft sugar; juice of ½ lemon juice; 25 g (1 oz/⅓ cup) flaked (slivered) almonds; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); ¼ tsp baking powder; 50 g (1¾ oz/½ cup) ground almonds; 75 g (2½ oz/½ cup) glacé cherries, halved; 350 g (12 oz) mixed dried fruit, soaked for 30 minutes in the juice from the orange

Preparation info

Makes one 20 cm 8 in cake, serving
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Rose Elliot's Complete Vegan

By Rose Elliot

Published 2019

About

This wonderful fruit cake is delicious eaten just as it is, but it’s also very special when covered in almond paste and icing for a celebration.

Ingredients

150 ml (5 fl oz/generous ½ cup) plant milk
juice of

Cake
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/gas mark 3. Grease a 20cm (8in) tin (pan) with vegan spread and line with 2 layers of baking parchment.

Mix the milk with the lemon juice in a bowl and set aside to curdle.

Beat the vegan butter or spread with the sugar and orange rind in