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3 Ingredient Christmas Cake

3 Ingredient Christmas Cake

This 3 Ingredient Christmas Cake is the easiest holiday dessert you’ll ever make—rich, moist, and packed with festive flavor using just a handful of simple ingredients. Perfect for busy bakers and last-minute Christmas treats!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Christmas, Dessert
Calories: 270
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg 6 cups mixed dried fruit
  • 600 ml 2 1/2 cups almond milk
  • 300 g 2 3/4 cups self-raising flour or gluten-free self-raising flour
  • 1 tbsp sherry rum, or whiskey to brush (optional)
  • Icing sugar for dusting optional

Method
 

Step 1: Soak the dried fruit
  1. Pour the almond milk into a saucepan and warm it slightly. Don’t boil. Add the dried fruit and stir. Let the mix sit for at least 30 minutes. This helps the fruit soften and keeps the cake moist.
Step 2: Preheat and prepare the pan
  1. Line a loaf pan or round cake pan with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
Step 3: Add the flour
  1. Once the fruit mixture cools a bit, add the self-raising flour. Stir gently until it forms a thick batter. Don’t over-mix. The batter will look dense—this is normal.
Step 4: Transfer to the pan
  1. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top with a spatula.
Step 5: Bake
  1. Bake for about 2 hours. If the top darkens too fast, cover loosely with foil halfway through.
Step 6: Cool and brush
  1. Let the cake cool in the pan. Brush lightly with sherry, rum, or whiskey if you want a richer Christmas flavor.
Step 7: Dust and serve
  1. Once fully cool, dust with icing sugar and slice.

Notes

  • The cake firms up as it cools.
  • Gluten-free flour works well with this recipe.
  • Sweetened almond milk makes the cake sweeter.
  • Brushing with rum gives a traditional Christmas touch.