Fruit cake / Christmas cake
Fruit cake / Christmas cake

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Fruit cake / Christmas cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Fruit cake / Christmas cake is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook fruit cake / christmas cake using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fruit cake / Christmas cake:
  1. Get 1 kg dried fruit - a mix of raisins, sultanas, prunes, figs, cherries, cranberries
  2. Prepare Zest and juice of 1 orange
  3. Make ready Zest and juice of 1 (unwaxed) lemon (use 2 if they are small/ medium sized)
  4. Get 150 ml strong black tea + a few more spoonfuls for ‘feeding’
  5. Get 250 g butter
  6. Take 100 g light brown sugar
  7. Get 175 g plain flour
  8. Get 1/2 tsp baking powder
  9. Take 100 g ground almonds
  10. Make ready 100 g flaked almonds
  11. Make ready 75-100 g walnut pieces
  12. Prepare 2 tsp mixed spice
  13. Make ready 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  14. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  15. Take 4 large eggs
  16. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract

Most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl. Mix the butter, sugar, jam and molasses in a bowl. In a small bowl, beat eggs until foamy; stir in vanilla.

Instructions to make Fruit cake / Christmas cake:
  1. Prepare the tin. Use a 20cm cake tin and double line with baking paper. Then line the outside too.
  2. In a large heavy pan, put the fruits, lemon and orange zest and juice, the tea, the butter and the sugar. Heat on medium until boiling. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5 mins.
  3. Leave the fruit mix to cool. Quickest way is to empty the pan onto a roasting tray or you can also put in a bowl.
  4. Preheat oven to 150C.
  5. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the fruit and eggs and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
  7. Pour the mix into the cake tin. Smooth the top. Cook for about 2 hours.
  8. When the cake is ready, use a skewer to make a few holes in the top. Spoon in about 3 tbsp of black tea (this is ‘feeding’ the cake). Leave to cool.
  9. Enjoy 😋
  10. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Mix the butter, sugar, jam and molasses in a bowl. In a small bowl, beat eggs until foamy; stir in vanilla. Fold into nut mixture and mix well. Pangiallo laziale (Italian Christmas Cakes) Pangiallo is a traditional Italian Christmas cake, originally from Rome. Dried fruits and nuts are mixed with oil, wine, and flour to create a humble yet tasty treat that is vegan to boot!

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