Light Fruit Cake
Light Fruit Cake

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, light fruit cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Light Fruit Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Light Fruit Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook light fruit cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Light Fruit Cake:
  1. Make ready 3/4 cup (120 grams) candied mixed peel
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup (100 grams) candied red or green cherries (cut into quarters)
  3. Take 1/3 cup (40 grams) dark raisins
  4. Make ready 2-3 tablespoons Grand Marnier, rum, brandy, or sherry (optional)
  5. Take 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
  6. Prepare 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
  7. Prepare 3 large eggs, room temperature
  8. Get 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  9. Get 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  10. Make ready 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup (50 grams) ground almonds (almond meal/flour)
  12. Take 1 teaspoon baking powder
  13. Take 1/4 teaspoons salt
  14. Make ready Zest of one small lemon (outer skin)
  15. Make ready 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk (whole or reduced fat)
  16. Get Some flaked almonds for decoration

Grease a tube pan with cooking spray. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, one at a time and almond extract. Stir in fruit-flour mixture till all incorporated.

Instructions to make Light Fruit Cake:
  1. In a large bowl, combine candied mixed peel, cherries, and dark raisins. Mix well. Stir in the brandy to coat the fruit. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature at least 1 day(up to 2 days) to macerate the fruit, stirring occasionally.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), with the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray, a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk dried ingredients together the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
  4. In a large bowl of stand mixer and using the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture is light and creamy. Beat in the egg one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure ingredients are all incorporated. Beat 1 additional minute.
  5. Beat in the extracts. Add the candied and dried fruits, along with any juices, and beat until incorporated. Beat in half the flour mixture just until incorporated. Add almond flour, then beat in the milk and then the remaining flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and, if desired, decorate the top of the cake with flaked almonds.
  6. Bake for about 60 - 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil if you find the cake is browning too much! Remove the cake from the oven. Let it cool down in the baking tin. Cut into slices and serve.
  7. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Add eggs, one at a time and almond extract. Stir in fruit-flour mixture till all incorporated. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan (s). Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs, vanilla and lemon flavorings and juice, Stir well.

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