I always enjoyed fruit cake since my childhood and I make it often for my kids and they love it. It is a perfect cake to make for Christmas and enjoy it with your family during the holidays.
I have perfected this fruit cake recipe in the bread machine and it turns out light, soft, and delicious. It can be enjoyed as a snack or a dessert.
Ingredients
I have made this eggless fruit cake with tutti frutti, or candied fruit. It is also referred to as tutti frutti cake.
For leavening, baking soda, baking powder, and vinegar are used.
Other cake ingredients are all purpose flour, sugar, milk, and vanilla extract for flavor.
I like to use oil instead of butter as it makes the cake light.
Instructions
I always recommend to sift the flour while making a cake to ensure the cake is light and there are no lumps while mixing.
Except the candied fruits, put all the wet and the dry ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer. Select and start the quick bread cycle. While the machine is mixing the ingredients, ensure that all the flour from sides of the container gets mixed as well.
Step 1: Add wet and dry ingredients except the candied fruits.
Step 2: Start quick bread cycle. Push any flour on the sides to ensure a good mix.
Based on my learning from few iterations, the "cake" cycle works well but it needs extra baking. But the quick bread cycle works perfectly well and is truly a one-touch process.
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Step 3: Add the tutti frutti or candied fruits.
Step 4: Fruit cake is ready.
A delicious and mouth-watering fruit cake is ready once the cycle is complete. Insert a toothpick or a butter knife in the middle of the cake . If it comes out clean, cake is ready else it may need additional baking for few more minutes.
Variations
If you do not have tutti frutti or candied fruits, you can use raisins. At times, I skip them entirely to make a delicious vanilla cake.
Serving suggestions
Let the cake cool in the bread machine pan for at least 15-20 minutes before taking it out otherwise it will break.
Place it on a cooling rack to let it cool down completely. Slice it with an electric knife or a serrated knife and enjoy it as a dessert or a snack.
It is great for after school snack or holiday treat and dessert. You can also gift it during the holidays.
Equipment
I have made this eggless tutti frutti bread in the 2 lb. Hamilton Beach bread machine. Any bread machine with quick bread cycle will work well to make cakes in the bread machine.
You may also like this chocolate cake and carrot cake made in the bread machine. The quick bread cycle also makes quick bread like banana bread, pumpkin bread, and zucchini bread.
Storage
Fruit cake can be stored at room temperature for 3-4 days in an air tight container.
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📖 Recipe
Bread Machine Fruit Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- 14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup Milk microwave 30 seconds
- ½ cup Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
Dry ingredients
- 360 gms All purpose flour 3 cups sifted
- 4 tablespoon Organic cane sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
Add-ins
- 1 cup Tutti Frutti candied fruit
Instructions
Making tutti frutti cake in bread machine
- Add the wet and dry ingredients (except tutti frutti) to the bread machine container in the order recommended by the bread machine manufacturer.14 oz Sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup Milk, ½ cup Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon Vinegar, 360 gms All purpose flour, 4 tablespoon Organic cane sugar, Pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- Select the "Quick Bread" cycle and start.
- While the bread machine is mixing, push any flour on the sides of the container into the mixture using a spatula to ensure a good mix.
- Once the ingredients are mixed well, after about 5-7 minutes, add the tutti frutti manually or as per bread machine manufacturer instructions.1 cup Tutti Frutti
- Once the cycle is done, insert a butter knife in the center of the cake, if it comes out clean it is done. If it does not come out clean start the "Baking" cycle for a few minutes and check again by inserting a butter knife.
- After the cake is baked, let it cool down in the container for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Once cooled, take the cake out by inverting the container.
Making tutti frutti cake in oven
- Preheat the oven to 350°F with the baking rack at middle level.
- In a mixing bowl, add the wet and the dry ingredients.
- Blend everything well with a hand blender using whisk attachment until the mixture is smooth and does not have any lumps. (use low to medium speed)14 oz Sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup Milk, ½ cup Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon Vinegar, 360 gms All purpose flour, 4 tablespoon Organic cane sugar, Pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- Add in the tutti frutti and mix it with a spatula.1 cup Tutti Frutti
- Grease an 8 by 8 inch baking pan with butter and dust it with some flour. (or use a parchment paper)
- Bake the tutti frutti cake in the oven for about 35-40 minutes or until it starts leaving the sides.
- Insert a toothpick or a butter knife at the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is done, else bake the cake for a few more minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool down completely.
- Invert the cake pan to remove the cake. Slice it and enjoy.
Notes
- It is a good practice to weigh the flour instead of using measuring cups. It helps avoid adding extra flour.
- While the bread machine is mixing, use a spatula to push any flour on the sides of the container to ensure a good mix.
- If the cake is not done after the cycle is complete, bake the cake for few more minutes on "Bake" cycle or follow manufacturer instructions.
- To ensure the cake does not break, let it cool down for sometime in the container itself.
sara says
recipe calls for 1 cup of milk, but ing. list says add water.... and there isn't any water listed in the list of ing,. so is it o cup of milk or 1 cup of water? JUST CONFUSED...
CulinaryShades says
Hi Sara,
Thankyou for highlighting, it should be 1 cup milk. I will rectify the instructions shortly
Snigdha A says
Doesn't the Batter get overmixed? How long is the kneading in your bread machine?
Alpa Jain says
Hi Snigdha,
In my machine, the batter mixes for the first 10 minutes in quick bread cycle. It doesn’t over mix.
Regards
Alpa