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Christmas Fruit Cake

Christmas Fruit Cake
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 20
Cost 20

Ingredients

  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 1 1/2 cup dark raisins
  • 1 cup prunes (seedless)
  • 1 cup glazed mixed fruits
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 3 1/2 cups grape juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped almonds
  • 1/4 cup red glazed cherries
  • 1/3 cup green glazed cherries
  • 1 1/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 200 grams unsalted butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp caramel browning
  • 3 tbsp orange juice

Instructions

  • Blend golden and dark raisins, prunes, mixed fruits, dried cranberries, and grape juice in a blender. Set aside.
  • Grease two 8" baking pans with butter and line with parchment paper.
  • Preheat oven to 300°F or 149°C.
  • In a large bowl, add butter (at room temperature) and brown sugar. With a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix until light and fluffy for about 10-15 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, vanilla extract, orange zest, and orange juice. 
  • Add egg mixture to the large bowl with butter and sugar batter, little by little. You should get about 7-8 pours. 
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger powder, and combine.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients to the batter and stir from bottom to top with a spatula until all the dry ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  • Add the blended fruits to the batter and fold in with a spatula.
  • Then fold in pecan and almond nuts and red and green glazed cherries.
  • Add caramel browning to the batter and combine thoroughly.  
  • Pour batter into the prepared 8'' pans.
  • Place in oven at 300°F or 149°C and bake for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours. 
  • When it is finished, stick a knife through each one, and it should come out clean. 
  • Leave to cool and refrigerate.

Notes

  1. Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
  2. Make sure to add egg mixture slowly to the batter to avoid curdling.
  3. Add dry ingredients slowly and fold in with a spatula.
  4. You can also decorate with pecans and green and red cherries.
  5. Once out of the oven, you can glaze the cakes - To make glaze boil 1/2 cup water and 3 tbsp sugar, let it boil until it starts to crystallize, then glaze the top of the cakes.