Fruit cake / Christmas cake
Fruit cake / Christmas cake

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, fruit cake / christmas cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Fruit cake / Christmas cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Fruit cake / Christmas cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Fresh Fruit Cake. "This cake is a great way to use fresh fruit in the summer, and dried fruit for the holidays. You can use only one kind of fruit, or mix different fruits together for a fruit salad effect. Serve this cake accompanied with whipped cream or a scoop or vanilla ice cream, and I am sure you will love it!". In a small bowl, beat eggs until foamy; stir in vanilla.

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

The ingredients needed to make Fruit cake / Christmas cake:
  1. Make ready 1 kg dried fruit - a mix of raisins, sultanas, prunes, figs, cherries, cranberries
  2. Take Zest and juice of 1 orange
  3. Take 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. Take 250 g butter
  6. Prepare 100 g light brown sugar
  7. Make ready 175 g plain flour
  8. Get 1/2 tsp baking powder
  9. Get 100 g ground almonds
  10. Make ready 100 g flaked almonds
  11. Prepare 75-100 g walnut pieces
  12. Get 2 tsp mixed spice
  13. Make ready 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  14. Get 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  15. Make ready 4 large eggs
  16. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract

The cakes are done when a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the cakes from the oven. This cake is a rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at Christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch.

Steps 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!

This cake is a rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at Christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. This recipe is started in October or November so as to let it mellow before the holidays. I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. And here's how the making part goes down.

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