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3-ingredient Christmas cake

If you love rich, festive bakes with minimal effort, this 3-ingredient Christmas cake is for you. Packed with plump dried fruit, soaked overnight in Baileys, and baked into a beautifully moist cake.
It’s the kind of fruit cake that delivers maximum flavour with little fuss.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: british
Keyword: 3 ingredient, baileys cake, christmas cake, festive cake, fruit cake, fruitcake, traditional christmas cake
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 499kcal
Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Mixed dried fruit
  • 600 ml Baileys (600ml for soaking the night before)
  • 300 g Self-raising flour or 300g plain flour + 6 teaspoon baking powder

For loosening the fruit

  • 140 ml Baileys

Instructions

  • Place the dried fruit into a large bowl and pour over 600ml of the Baileys Irish cream.
    Stir well, cover with cling film, and leave to soak overnight or at least 6 hours.
    Bailey's alternatives: you can also use orange juice, apple juice, ginger ale, chocolate milk, strong black tea, or any liquid of your choice.
    1 kg Mixed dried fruit, 600 ml Baileys
  • Now preheat the oven to 150°c fan/170°c conventional, gas mark 3 or 340°f conventional/300°f fan.
    Once the dried fruit has soaked up all the Baileys, stir in an additional 140ml and stir to loosen.
    140 ml Baileys
  • Now add the self raising flour to the soaked dried mix.
    300 g Self-raising flour
  • Give the fruit mixture and flour a good stir until fully combined.
    The batter will be very thick but spoonable.
  • Line a deep springform cake tin (20-22 cm diameter) with baking paper.
    Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
  • Then cut a large piece of baking paper twice the size of the cake tin, then fold into 4 and cut a small notch out of the folded corner to create a vent.
    Place over the cake and bake in the oven for 2:30 hours.
    Test the centre of the cake with a skewer. If it doesn't come out clean, bake for a further 5 minutes.
    Then remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the tin.

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Nutrition

Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0.02mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 592mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 2mg