Note: During the holidays, you can often find a “tub” of mixed candied fruit (see below) that include lemon and orange peel. It is a delicious replacement for the candied cherries and candies pineapple in the recipe. Mom uses it when she can get it. Tips for this Fruitcake Cookies R...
Fruitcake: you either love it or you won't touch it with a 10-foot pole. I tend to enjoy a slice of traditional fruitcake during the holidays, but what I love even more are these heavenly spiced fruitcake cookies. They're filled with delicious bits and pieces of candied cherries, candied...
I’m not a big fan of candied fruit for several reasons: it doesn’t have great flavor and it will add even more sugar to the cake, which is very much not needed here. I would recommend sticking to the recipe for the intended results and flavor. But you could add a limited number ...
Recipe for making an exceptionally moist fruitcake from scratch with an easy-to-follow recipe, step-by-step instructions, photos and video.
Fruit Cake: 1 cup (225 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup (210 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature (165 grams without shells) 3 tablespoons (35 grams) alcohol(Grand Marnier, brandy, sherry, rum, etc.) plus you'll need extra for brus...
1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup lard 1 heaping cup brown sugar 4 eggs 1 1/4 cups "wholemeal" (whole wheat) flour 1 1/4 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon molasses 2 pounds mixed candied fruit ...
candied fruit. And, although I've used raisins, you could also use other dried fruits in its place. Also, while you can serve this cake the day it's made, it does benefit from being stored a day or two. That way, the crust will soften and it allows time for the flavors to ...
Combine dried fruits, candied ginger and both zests. Add rum and macerate overnight, or microwave for 5 minutes to re-hydrate fruit. Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices. Bring mixture to a boil stirring often, then reduce heat and...
I also have a lighter version of fruitcake, which is almost like a pound cake or a butter cake filled with dried fruit or candied peel. I’m sure you’re going to enjoy them! ️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE Super Moist: For the most deliciously moist method, I use a technique...
Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top. Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1hour and 15 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool upright in pan 5 minutes...