Fruit Cake Recipe | How to Make the Best Christmas Cake
Cuisine: World
Servings: 14yields
Ingredients
1cup230g Butter
¾cup150g Light brown sugar
½cup65g Dried cranberries
½cup80g Dried apricots, chopped
⅓cup50g Golden raisins
⅓cup50g Dark raisins
½cup80g Dried blueberries
½cup75g Dried figs, chopped
¾cup80g Walnuts, chopped
¾cup80g Pecans, chopped
Orange zest from one orange
Orange juice from one orange
⅔cup160ml Rum/brandy/water
¼cup60ml water
4Eggslarge
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1¾cups220g All-purpose flour
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonCinnamonoptional
½teaspoonSalt
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180C˚). Butter a 8-inch (20cm) cake pan and line the bottoms with a parchment paper, grease the sides. Set aside.
In a saucepan combine butter, sugar, rum/water, dried fruits, chopped nuts, orange zest and orange juice. Place the sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Add eggs, vanilla extract and stir until combined.
Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir until incorporated.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the cake become too brown on the top after 20 minutes and not baked from inside, cover with foil for the rest of the baking.