Air Fryer Christmas Cake. Introducing you to a last minute Christmas cake recipe made in the air fryer using a quality Christmas cake mix.

　　Also known as an air fryer fruit cake, it is perfect for if you didn’t plan ahead in time and want a last minute Christmas cake that you can ice, that doesn’t need soaking for months.

　　As a kid I don’t think I saw anyone make a homemade Christmas cake. What I do remember is my mum going to collect one that a family friend made for us each Christmas.

　　I was told (at the time) that to make a homemade Christmas cake, took months of planning and must be made by a certain date or it would never work.

　　That you need to soak the fruit in brandy and let is sit before you can even think about transforming it into a cake.

　　That was when I was about 8 years old, and I was always fascinated with them and wondered if there was an option for a last minute Christmas cake.

　　There was of course, and that last minute Christmas cake was buying one from the supermarket!!!

　　But today, what I have managed to do was get a Christmas cake mix, which I am told can be done as a last minute xmas cake and have decided to see if it is possible, less than 6 weeks before Christmas.

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　　The story began when I walked into what has become my favourite shop since I have moved back to England.

　　That is The Refill Jar in Beverley. It’s the place to go if you want many dried herbs, spices, beans, lentils, flours, rice etc. They even make soap, and you can fill up your beer whilst you are in the shop.

　　But what got my attention is something I saw at the tills, and this was a Christmas cake mix in a box.

　　I was assured it can easily be done quickly and can very much be your last minute option.

　　I took the box home and was fascinated to see inside it:

　　It was like the quality version of a box cake mix. Not like the air fryer box cake or the instant pot box cake we had shared with you before.

　　But using the best of the best ingredients, that you know, will produce the best Christmas cake.

　　I was keen to see how it would work out and if it was something that I could do in the air fryer.

　　I know many of our air fryer readers are looking for an easy option and I can’t believe how amazing this is.

　　Now this is something else that I want to mention. Our son has a nut allergy and all the recipes on Recipe This are nut free.

　　But of course, nuts are common in a Christmas cake.

　　There are often almonds, sometimes other nuts and I wanted to keep with a nut free cake.

　　I asked the shop owners, and they kindly swapped the ground almond in the recipe for ground rice for me and boxed it up as a nut free Christmas cake, isn’t that special?

　　Yes, you can. But note, you must go with a lower temperature and then cook it for longer. That is because it will burn on the top otherwise.

　　After 10 years of baking cakes in the air fryer, I have found that the ideal temperature is 170c/340f and then after your cook time and it is not quite done in the middle, to then go down to 160c/320f.

　　Though it depends on how big your cake is. This Christmas cake was rather big compared to when I make an air fryer chocolate cake.

　　A Christmas cake cooked in the air fryer is ridiculously easy and I prefer it over the oven.

　　You just need something good, that is easy for you to remove the Christmas cake from.

　　I recommend a silicone cake pan. These are a genius because they don’t leave the cake stook to the bottom of the pan and perfectly fit one full Christmas cake into it.

　　I also love how cheap they are to buy too. Check these ones out, if you have not invested in silicone yet.

　　The perfect housewife next door, with the perfect looking house, and the perfect ironed clothes, will tell you that you should have it on by September.

　　And OMG how many of us, have a zillion things to do and September is long gone???

　　Thankfully this amazing Christmas cake mix, can be done as late as the week before Christmas.

　　And I know this because I am enjoying eating it and it tastes the business and has not been soaked for months.

　　The ingredients that came in our box, all weighed and measured included:

　　Then all I needed to supply that was extra and needed adding was the butter and the eggs. I needed four large eggs and 225g of butter.

　　So rather simple and if you notice, what was included, was all the pantry items that would last until someone bought the Christmas cake kit and took it home with them.

　　Then for the kitchen gadgets that we have used in this quick Christmas cake recipe it has just been our Philips Air Fryer XL. We have this one and its wonderful for many types of air fryer baking.

　　There are two different times you can add brandy to a Christmas cake and it depends what you want to achieve from it.

　　The old school, classic way, would be to soak the fruit in the brandy and leave it to soak for a couple of months.

　　But the alternative Christmas cake is to add the brandy over the just cooked Christmas cake. Which is ideal for when you are in a rush and are doing a last minute one.

　　Though, I am always honest with you and I do have a confession to make…. I like totally forgot about the brandy. And I really thought it tasted good without. I then did a slice with and a slice without brandy and didn’t really feel like one tasted better than the other.

　　The cook time for a cake in the air fryer can vary from 30 minutes to an hour. This depends on the type of cake you are cooking and its density.

　　For example, our air fryer cheesecake is easily done in 30 minutes, yet to make a Christmas cake is much longer.

　　Plus, some cakes such as this Christmas cake, need to cook low to not burn on top and cook through and this can slow down the cook time.

　　If you are British and enjoying a British Christmas cake, chances are you are having Christmas cake with cheese.

　　I always remember my dad having his Christmas cake with some Cheshire cheese, though my thing is always the wensleydale.

　　We will be heading to the factory shop that does the wensleydale this weekend and I plan to buy lots that I can save for Christmas and serve together.

　　Yes, you can freeze Christmas cake. Christmas cake tastes just as good when you defrost it from frozen, then it does when you store a Christmas cake in your pantry.

　　Though allow it to fully defrost before tucking in and don’t forget the cheese!

　　I love to use a big cake tin and then keep my Christmas cake in a cold pantry, kitchen cupboard, utility, garage etc.

　　Anywhere that will allow it to last as long as possible.

　　Though I love Christmas cake, so mine never lasts long!

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