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Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake

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Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake is the best fruity sweet concoction that you will be proud to serve. Make copies of the recipe – people will be asking for it.

Amazing Bundt Cake Fruitcake is sitting prettily on a white scalloped plate. Glistening glaze is dripping over the top with pieces of tiny sweet fruit pieces showing throughout the sides.
Christmas brings out the best in everyone and everything. Excitement, kindness, spirituality and we must not forget that people become decorating geniuses.

Another huge factor for the season is the food.

Everyone’s best recipes come out this time of year and seasonal treats are baked for ourselves and for others. Every winter must-have is Fruitcake with a capital F.

Not dry and hard fruitcake from ages past but the best fruity sweet concoction that you will be proud to serve. This Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake has all of those qualities and more.

You know some of those candied fruit varieties that are very questionable? Ones like those green candied cherries? I know their pretty and festive and all but they’re kind of scary.

Well, I left the candied cherries out of this recipe. There are still wonderful sweet treats inside and one of them is dried pineapple. For that lovely ingredient, a little goes a long way!

The fruit mixture is from fresh citrus and many different varieties of dried fruit.  There are also so many healthy ingredients that it will blow your mind.

Does Fruitcake Need a Topping?

Nope. No icing, frosting or fruit topping. But isn’t this little bit of drizzle on the top pretty?

Just a little bit of melted apple jelly drizzled back and forth here and there over the fruitcake and it glistens.

Let it drip down as you go around the top and it is done.

 

Bundt Cake Fruitcake is a recipe that will make you proud. Make copies of the recipe – people will be asking for it.

Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake Special Features

Six fruits are used in this recipe and pecans are added too. There are some really nice and healthy ingredients inside the recipe too. Check it out.

Use a smaller 6 cup bundt pan is used for this recipe. The fruitcake stands taller and looks really pretty.

All the slices are smaller anyway because fruitcake is so rich that you don’t need much. There are 14 generous slices.

The smaller size for this Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake is also handy because it makes fantastic holiday gifts. Add a little card with the recipe printed and tie it on the cellophane wrapper.

Make extra copies of the recipe because one thing for sure is that people will be asking for it.

Another fruity Christmas recipe is a healthier cookie is Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie. Besides cranberries, there are lots of other flavorful and fiber-full ingredients.

Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are chewy crisp cookies and stacked 5 high on double white napkins and a wooden coaster.
These cookies are super! Place them on a plate next to your beautiful fruitcake and eyes will sparkle.

I don’t know if you ever noticed that there is kind of a competition out there in the world about who makes the best fruitcake.

Once I even got cornered by a lady, right in front of mom, and she pretty much demanded that I say which fruitcake was best.

Hers or moms. I just couldn’t say because I actually really liked moms best and I think this lady would have taken my head off if I didn’t say hers.

Well, now is your chance to win the ultimate contest. This recipe really is the best one!

Bundt Cake Fruitcake is the best fruity sweet concoction that you will be proud to serve.

Traditional Fruitcake vs this Healthy Fruitcake

Traditional fruitcake recipes include dried nuts, dried fruit, and “candied” fruit or peel. Candied fruit has been soaked in sugar syrup and also dried for preservation.

It is usually finished in a loaf pan. That way it looks more like a cake than bars.

This healthy fruitcake has no candied fruit but very sweet dried fruit that makes the dessert very much more palatable. Check out the ingredients below. There is even flax seed meal.

It is also made with some whole wheat flour as to turn it into more like an actual cake although you wouldn’t actually realize it when finished. This way the Christmas treat can be baked in a gorgeous bundt pan.

You choose the shape of the pan and be proud of your delicious and gorgeous fruitcake. A new tradition that I think you’ll want to carry on for years.

 

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Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake

Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake is the best fruity sweet concoction that you will be proud to serve.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 14 Slices
Calories 267kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

  • 3 oranges
  • 1/4 cup cranberry juice
  • 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1/2 cup Golden Raisins
  • 1 cup Pitted Dates, chopped smaller
  • 1 cup Dried Pineapple, chopped smaller
  • 1 cup chopped Pecans
  • 2 tablespoons Flax Seed Meal and 6 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • For the Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup apple jelly

Instructions

  • What a beautiful bunch of ingredients.
  • I used the smaller Bundt Pan (it measures 6 cups) because I wanted a taller cake. Mine came from Target and there are many colors to choose from. The cake turned out beautiful and you can slice thinner slices.
  • You can certainly use any bundt pan that you have - A larger size will turn out lower height but it will still be really pretty.
  • Oil the bundt pan - I used coconut oil.
  • Mix the flax seed meal and water together and set aside so that it can gel. It only takes a few minutes.
  • Squeeze all of the juice from the oranges to get close to 1/2 cup of juice. It can be a bit under 1/2 cup but you need more than 1/4 cup.
  • In a medium bowl add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix together.
  • In a large bowl add the orange juice, cranberry juice, cranberries, dates, raisins, pineapple, pecans, vanilla extract, maple syrup and the thickened flax seed meal mixture.
  • Mix all together.
  • Add the flour mixture to the fruit mixture and blend well.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan and flatten it down, as well as you can, on the top.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 30 minutes.
  • Remove from the pan and let cool completely.
  • Melt the apple jelly in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the cake.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Fruitcake Bundt Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 Slice)
Calories 267 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Sodium 164mg 7%
Potassium 280mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 31g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin A 1.7%
Vitamin C 22.2%
Calcium 4.4%
Iron 7.6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Wonderful fresh but it also freezes really well.

If you choose to freeze please use one of my methods as described in my article How to Prepare Food for the Freezer.

 

 

Bundt Cake Fruitcake is the best fruity sweet concoction out there.
 

 

Bundt Cake Fruitcake is the best fruity sweet concoction that you will be proud to serve. Make copies of the recipe - people will be asking for it.
 

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  1. Yes, the ingredients add all of the sweetness you’d ever want. You just buy cranberry juice just like you would if you wanted to drink it. The dried fruit will be packaged one way and that’s how you buy it. Dried cranberries aren’t super sweet but dates and dried pineapple are. It won’t be overly sweet like some fruitcakes but it will be plenty sweet. In fact, I drizzled melted apple jelly over the top just to make it prettier for the photos not so much for the sweetness. But it’s still really good with the jelly. I think it’s wonderful of you to think of your new office member. I really think the bundtcake will be perfect and everyone will enjoy it.

  2. I notice that other than the maple syrup, there’s no sugar. Does that mean that the dried fruit and cranberry juice should be sweetened? I’m making this for an office holiday party, and we have a new member who is vegan (and probably gets left out of a lot of office food parties) so I want it to be perfect. Thanks!!

  3. That is fantastic Lindsay! I am so glad you took the step and made it because so many times things look hard and they really aren’t. Thanks for giving this recipe a chance. I know what you mean about the icing. It really doesn’t need anything. The jelly was even for looks more than to add more sweetness and that’s why I just drizzled it a little.

  4. I made this recipe this past weekend and it came out great. I’ve never made a fruitcake before so i was kind of intimidated, but it was super easy. I had everything but the jelly so I made a quick royal icing and it came out great. Honestly, i don’t think it really needs the icing.

  6. You sure are right – Christmas does bring out the best in us – and that’s pretty darn amazing – just like this vegan bundt fruitcake! I so love a good fruitcake but never have I had a vegan one before. So delicious!

  13. This looks so lovely Ginny. I know a lot of people don’t like fruit cake but I love it and make one every Christmas. I really need to invest in a bundt tin. I have never had one but they make cakes look so pretty!

  18. Wow, fruitcake is serious business! I can’t believe that lady backed you in a corner. I haven’t had fruitcake in years. Your bundt cake version looks out-of-this-world delicious! Perfect for the holiday table 🙂

  26. My mom loves fruitcake something fierce, but I’ve personally never tried it! I’m going to need to buy a bundt pan, so that I can make yours and give it to her. Then I can finally try it too!

  27. It’s been a very long time since I’ve had fruitcake, but I remember liking it! I know it has a bad rap, but I think it’s great, and I love your version!

  29. My father in law would love this! He’s a huge fan of fruit cake. This looks so good…I think I could definitely get on board too! Love the idea of melting apple jelly as a glaze!

  33. Guess I should have paid more attention to recipe instead of the yummy picture! I see that the recipe calls for salt & baking soda!!!

  34. if substituting all purpose flour for wheat do you recommend adding baking powder, baking soda or salt?

  35. This looks like my kind of fruitcake. Fresh and full of good ingredients. I’ve actually never eaten fruitcake before because it’s always scared me, but this is one I actually want to get my hands on! And I LOVE your little heart shaped bowl, by the way!

  41. This looks great. Nothing like I am accustomed to seeing. I would like a slice and cup of coffee please. I cannot lie, fruit cake was never something I have understood. It’s around every holiday, harder than a hockey puck with a sticky glaze over it and fruit pieces in such bright hues that are not naturally occurring. It’s never looked appetizing. But not this one – this looks great!

  48. This looks so good! Fruitcake is my holiday weakness. I love that the ingredients are so nutritious for this recipe. That always equals less guilt:)

  49. Yes, the flax seed meal is actually a substitute for 2 eggs. You could also use chia seed meal and water as egg substitutes. A mashed banana would work also. All purpose flour would work very well.

  50. Do you have an alternative for the flax seed meal? Also instead of whole wheat flour can you substitute all purpose flour? Thanks

  52. Hi, this looks interesting. I just have a question, can you provide the website for where I can purchase the apple jelly?
    Thanks,
    Elyna

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