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Christmas Cake Recipe (Polish)

by | Dec 4, 2025 | Recipes

Hutchinson Island Personal Chef
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Try this fantastic Christmas time cake!

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Bring the warm, aromatic flavors of a Polish Christmas to your holiday table with this fantastic Polish Christmas Cake. Packed with cozy spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice, this moist, tender cake features sweet dates (or raisins and candied fruits) and crunchy nuts for the perfect balance of flavors and textures.
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Unlike heavy, alcohol-soaked fruitcakes, this easy Polish-inspired version uses buttermilk for a light, tender crumb and comes together quickly—no fancy techniques required. It’s ideal for Christmas gatherings, family desserts, or as a thoughtful homemade gift.
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This recipe bakes beautifully in a classic tube pan or as two loaf cakes, making it versatile for holiday entertaining or slicing throughout the season.
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3 cups/360g all-purpose flour

2 cups/400g granulated sugar

2 teaspoons/14g/10ml baking soda

1 teaspoon/1.9g/5ml allspice

1 teaspoon/2.6g/5ml cinnamon

1 teaspoon/1g/5ml nutmeg

1 teaspoon/2.1g/5ml cloves

1 teaspoon/6g/5ml salt

2/3 cup/151g butter or margarine

2 cups/454g/500ml buttermilk

1 cup/150-180g chopped dates, raisins, or mixed candied fruits

1/2 cup/75g chopped almonds or walnuts

 

Directions:

 

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until particles resemble rice kernels. Add buttermilk; mix thoroughly. Mi in dates and nuts.

 

Turn batter into a generously greased and floured (bottom only) 9-inch tube pan or into two 8x4x3-inch loaf pans. 

 

Bake at 350F/180C/Gas 4 for about an hour, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.

 

Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. 

 

** If nuts are not wanted, increase your fruits to one and one half cups. **

Port Saint Lucie Personal Chef

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