Nation Fruit Cake Day Recipe

We know that most people turn away when they see fruit cakes. But in honor of National Fruit Cake day, we decided to sit down and find a recipe that might actually change people's minds. 

After searching and searching we finally landed on Vegan In The Freezer's blog post with a picture of her delicious fruit cake. Now we haven't actually sat down and tried this cake but it did look and sound the most appetizing of all the fruit cakes. The apple jelly glaze is what really hit the spot.

We have listed the recipe below! Give it a try and let us know what you think. Does this cake change the way you feel about fruit cake?

BEST FRUIT CAKE BUNDT CAKE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

3 oranges

¼ cup cranberry juice

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup golden raisins

1 cup pitted dates, chopped smaller

1 cup dried pineapple, chopped smaller

1 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons flaxseed meal and 6 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon maple syrup

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon salt

For the Glaze

½ cup apple jelly

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  What a beautiful bunch of ingredients.

2.  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.

3.  Oil the bundt pan - I used coconut oil.

4.  Mix the flaxseed meal and water together and set aside so that it can gel. It only takes a few minutes.

5.  Squeeze all of the juice from the oranges to get close to ½ cup of juice. It can be a bit under ½ cup but you need more than ¼ cup.

6.  In a medium bowl add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix together.

7.  In a large bowl add the orange juice, cranberry juice, cranberries, dates, raisins, pineapple, pecans, vanilla extract, maple syrup and the thickened flaxseed meal mixture.

8.  Mix all together.

9.  Add the flour mixture to the fruit mixture and blend well.

10.  Pour into the prepared bundt pan and flatten it down, as well as you can, on the top.

11.  Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

12.  Cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 30 minutes.

13.  Remove from the pan and let cool completely.

14.  Melt the apple jelly in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the cake.

CREDIT: https://veganinthefreezer.com/amazing-bundt-cake-fruitcake/