How to make a Vegan Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

450g mixed dried fruit

100g glace cherries

100g crystalised ginger

100g dark brown sugar

50ml brandy

50ml sherry

160ml soya milk

100ml rapeseed oil

230g flour

25g ground almonds

grated rind of 1 lemon

pinch allspice

1 tablespoon of black treacle

Method:

  1. turn on oven to 130C, 110C fan, 250F or gas number 1.

  2. line a 22cm cake tin.

  3. into a bowl add:

    450g mixed dried fruit

    100g chopped up glace cherries

    100g chopped up crystalised ginger

    100g dark brown sugar

    50ml brandy

    50ml sherry

    160ml soya milk

    100ml rapeseed oil

    230g plain flour

    25g ground almonds

    grated rind 1 lemon

    pinch of allspice

    1 tablespoon black treacle

  4. mix altogether using a wooden spoon.

  5. pour mixture into prepared lined tin.

  6. cover with baking parchment to prevent burning.

  7. put in oven for about 1.5 hours, check regularly. It is cooked when a thin sharp knife is put into it and it comes out clean.

  8. leave to go completely cold if you wish to marzipan and ice it.

  9. store in an air tight container, should keep for about a month, but who’s going to wait that long?

How to make a vegan christmas cake