This Fresh Fruit Cake is NOTHING like the horrible, fruit-from-a-can fruit cake you’ve had in the past.  I’ve had horrible experiences with nasty fruit cake too.  I’m here to transform it from the ‘worst’ to the ‘best’ Christmas tradition.

 

fresh fruit cake- No Diets Allowed

 

Just like my Cranberry Orange Muffins, this cake is bursting with flavor.  It’s tangy, citrus, sweet, and packed with some of my most beloved fruits.  Fresh cranberries are quickly becoming one of my favorites to bake with.  They turn from tart to slightly sour.  Oooh, I love them!

 

My sweet neighbor always brings us something fresh from the oven on Christmas Day morning (love her!).  I’m planning on returning the favor this year with this fruit cake.  I’m going to bake and give it to her in this silicon bundt pan or this awesome loaf pan.

Fresh Fruit Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 and 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 Tbs ground or whole flax seed optional
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 small orange peeled and pureed
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large green tart apple peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries washed and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine and stir flour, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. In Vitamix blender, blend orange until smooth. Add applesauce, honey, oil, and vanilla. Blend on low until mixed. Pour orange mixture into dry ingredients and stir.
  4. In blender, place quartered apple and fresh cranberries. Pulse on low until coarsely chopped. Add to batter and stir well. Fold in blueberries.
  5. Prepare 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan or bundt pan by spraying with olive oil cooking spray. Spoon batter in evenly. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes for loaf pan or 45 to 50 minutes for bundt pan. Insert toothpick in center. If toothpick comes out clean, the fruit cake is done.

recipe for fruit cake- No Diets Allowed

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This