The holiday season is never complete without a delightful Easy Christmas Cake. This traditional treat brings joy and warmth to any festive gathering. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a mouthwatering Christmas cake that will be the highlight of your celebrations.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

1. Soak the Fruits:
   • In a medium bowl, combine cherries, citrus peel, raisins, currants, dates, and almonds.
   • Stir in brandy and let it stand for 2 hours or overnight.
   • Dredge soaked fruit with 1/2 cup flour.
2. Prepare the Cake Pan:
   • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
   • Grease an 8x8x3 inch fruit cake pan, line it with parchment paper, and grease again.
   • In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
3. Mix the Dry Ingredients:
   • In a large bowl, cream butter until light.
   • Gradually blend in brown sugar and eggs.
4. Add the Wet Ingredients:
   • Mix together molasses and apple juice.
   • Beat the molasses mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the flour mixture, making 4 dry and 3 liquid additions.
5. Fold in Floured Fruit:
   • Fold in the floured fruit mixture into the prepared pan.
6. Bake the Cake:
   • Bake in the preheated oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Cool and Store:
   • Remove the cake from the pan and lift off the parchment paper.
   • Cool the cake completely, then wrap it loosely in wax paper.
   • Store the cake in an airtight container.