MY VEGAN ALCOHOL FREE CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE

#The ease of making it--just like any cake recipe.Mix-beat-bake.



Ingredients:


* 2 Cup Cake Flour, 
* 1 cup Brown Sugar,
* 1 cup Mix Dry fruits (i use figs, dates, raisins(black and yellow), apricots) chopped,
* 1/2 tsp Baking Powder,
* 1/2 cup Mix Nuts (Walnut, Cashews,Almonds, Hazelnuts) chopped,
* 1/2 Candied Peel ( i use Mango, Papaya, Kiwi, strawberry's) chopped,
* 1 tsp Flax seed,
* 3/4 cup Margarine,
* 1/2 tsp Pie Spices (i use Ginger, Cinnamon, Nut mag, Clove, Cardamom Powder), 
* Grape Juice (soak the dry fruits),
* 1/2 cup Apple Sauce,
# For the Caramel:
* 1/4 cup Sugar,
* 1/2 cup Boiling Hot Water,


Method:
* Soak the dry candied, nuts, fruits along with the required grape juice anywhere between 1 day and 1 year.
* Make the caramel, in a heavy bottom pan, place the 1/4 cup of sugar and heat slowly.
* The sugar will begin to melt, stir this mixture with a spoon slowly as the caramel forms.
* When all the sugar crystals have melted, slowly add the  boiling water and stir to form a smooth mixture, cool this completely.
* In a mixing bowl, add the margarine,flax seed, apple sauce and beat 3 - 4 minute, now add brown sugar and  beating  mixture should become thicker and the color should lighten considerably well.
* Sift the flour,baking powder, pie spices, in mixing bowl, add this flour and cooled caramel in margarine and sugar mixture and beat again about 4 - 5 min.
* This mixture add the fruits and the nuts by turns, whisk well.
* Grease and line baking tin and add the batter, bake at 180 C for about 60 minutes.
*Reduce temerature if your cake up side getting brown other wise it will dark brown


# Try storing it for a week before consuming it, to do this wrap the cake in foil and then cover it with cling film. your cake will be delicious .