Fruit Cake Recipe: Based on NeemTime research
Ingredients (Home-prepared only)
1 cup homemade all-purpose flour (ground from wheat at home)
1/2 cup homemade butter (churned from cream)
1/2 cup unrefined sugar (made by grinding jaggery or raw cane sugar at home)
2 farm-fresh eggs (from home poultry)
1/2 cup mixed dried fruits (home-dried fruits like raisins, figs, dates, apricots)
1/4 cup chopped nuts (like almonds, cashews, walnuts — sun-dried or roasted at home)
1/4 cup homemade milk (boiled and cooled)
1 tsp vanilla extract (homemade by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol)
1/2 tsp baking soda (prepared from baking powder if homemade)
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (ground at home from cinnamon sticks)
1/2 tsp nutmeg powder (freshly ground)
A pinch of salt (home-ground rock salt)
1 tbsp lemon zest (grated fresh from homegrown lemons)
Detailed Preparation Guide (with Calories)
Step 1: Prepare the Dry Mixture
In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon powder, and nutmeg powder.
Add chopped nuts and dried fruits to the dry ingredients and mix lightly to coat them.
Calories:
Flour (1 cup): ~455 kcal
Nuts (1/4 cup): ~200 kcal
Dried fruits (1/2 cup): ~210 kcal
Spices: ~5 kcal
Total: ~870 kcal
Time: 7 minutes
Step 2: Cream Butter and Sugar
In another bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla extract and lemon zest.
Calories:
Butter (1/2 cup): ~814 kcal
Sugar (1/2 cup): ~400 kcal
Eggs (2 medium): ~136 kcal
Vanilla extract + lemon zest: ~15 kcal
Total: ~1,365 kcal
Time: 10 minutes
Step 3: Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
Add the milk slowly to achieve a smooth batter.
Mix gently — do not overmix.
Calories:
Milk (1/4 cup): ~38 kcal
Already counted ingredients above
Time: 5 minutes
Step 4: Bake the Cake
Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
Grease a baking tin with homemade butter and line with parchment (optional).
Pour the batter into the tin and smooth the top.
Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Calories: No additional
Time: 45–50 minutes baking
Step 5: Cool and Serve
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Slice and serve!
Calories: No additional
Time: 10 minutes
🕒 Total Preparation Time
Mixing time: 20–22 minutes
Baking time: 45–50 minutes
Cooling time: 10 minutes
🕒 Total: About 1 hour 15 minutes
🔢 Total Calorie Count for the Entire Cake
Dry Mix: ~870 kcal
Butter-Sugar-Egg Mix: ~1,365 kcal
Milk: ~38 kcal
🔸 Total = ~2,273 kcal
If divided into 8 slices (2 slices per person):
Calories per slice = ~285 kcal
Calories per person (2 slices each) = ~570 kcal