# Christmas Cake

A moist fruit-filled Christmas cake that uses pumpkin for texture and is cooked by boiling the fruit first.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Prep time: 15 min
- Category: Dessert
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup cooked pumpkin flesh
- 1/2 cup glace cherries
- 1/3 cup mixed peel (optional)
- 1/2 cup currants
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 shot rum (optional)
- 3 whole egg white
- 2 cup self-raising flour
- 1 handful blanched almonds
- cooking spray (optional)

## Instructions

1. Chop glace cherries in half.
2. In a saucepan, combine glace cherries, mixed peel, currants, raisins, sultanas, water, and mixed spice.
3. Bring to a slow boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add the mashed cooked pumpkin to the fruit mixture and stir well until combined. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
5. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda, rum, and egg whites.
6. Add the self-raising flour and mix until combined.
7. Grease a 19cm square tin with cooking spray, pour in the batter, and spread evenly.
8. Decorate the top with blanched almonds in a pattern.
9. Bake at 180°C fan-forced for 50 to 60 minutes.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- scraper
- mixing bowl
- 19cm square baking tin
- ruler

## Tips

- If not using mixed peel, add more of the other fruits or use craisins.
- You can replace the rum with apple juice or orange juice.
- If the fruit mixture is too hot, place in the fridge to cool down to avoid cooking the eggs.
- Store in the fridge due to humidity to prevent the cake from going off.
- The cake can be frozen if prepared ahead of Christmas Day.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-M3Vl663Cw&t=49s
- Creator: Symplytoogood
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f03f9c20-3fea-48af-b084-48675c35774a
- Extracted: 2026-10-22

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