The easiest Christmas fruit cake made with condensed milk

It’s not Christmas without fruit cake.

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Sure, when you were younger dried fruit maybe didn’t cut it quite as much as, say, choccy, but as you get older, the Chrissy nostalgia kicks in, and suddenly – wham – you’re a fruit cake lover. Especially when it’s paired with a generous coating of warm custard, or some creamy vanilla ice-cream nudging its side. 

Want to know the recipe that converted a non-fruit caker?

The 4-ingredient Baileys condensed milk fruit cake

As the label reads, this is one super-simple, super-creamy fellow. With just four ingredients – mixed dried fruit, a tin of condensed milk, some Baileys (if you don’t enjoy it all first) and finally some self-raising flour – it’s both incredible easy to prepare (read: not overwhelming to beginners) and it’s also absolutely decadent on the palette.

How do you make this Christmas fruit cake for beginners?

In a large bowl mix your dried fruit, Baileys and condensed milk and refrigerate overnight. The next day, after the mixture has reached room temp, fold through the flour and then pour the mixture into the cake tin. Allow it to bake and voila.

Why is this fruit cake recipe so easy?

The thing is, Christmas fruit cakes traditionally had about a gazill ingredients. From brandy to butter, cloves to orange zest, the requirements can feel like jumping through a festive hoop. In walks this 4-ingredient recipe, and we’ve never looked back the other way. It’s so simple, in fact, you could make it a fun activity with the kids (keeping that Baileys at bay). 

Where can I find the full recipe?

Simply head here to get your greedy baking mittens on the 4-ingredient Baileys condensed milk fruit cake recipe.

Fruit cake recipe with rave reviews

We’re not the only ones who think this cake is incredible – the reviews on the recipe are glowing too:

“This has to be the best fruitcake i have ever eaten, as sits in cookie tin, it gets more moist and flavourful, thanks so much for recipe” – JoR

“Wow, I’ve just made this cake and it’s the easiest fruit cake I’ve ever made and so delicious and over all not too expensive which is always good!” – Tracy

“Just beautiful and so easy.” – Janice

“Thank you for this simple and delicious recipe. I cooked this in the 12V Travel Buddy in the back of my car for 3hrs at 150C. Perfect!!” – Noddy

“A really delicious fruit cake. Lovely, dense and moist. Only cooked for 1 1/2 hours in fan forced. Easiest fruit cake I have ever made.” – Ruth

“I try to bake and leave for 3-4 weeks wrapped in foil and air tight sealed container and it has stayed moist. We call this our Christmas pudding and love it warmed up with custard.” – Jo

Don’t take all our words for it – try it yourself! You only need to add 4 ingredients to your shopping list, after all.

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