Christmas just isn't Christmas in the UK without a Rich Fruit Christmas Cake. If you have forgotten to make your traditional rich fruit Christmas cake, don't worry because I have a easy to follow recipe that can save your blushes (or having to pay an extortionate price for a cake from a shop or bakery)
Place all dried fruits (including candied peel), spice, lemon zest, juice, and the whiskey or rum into a large ceramic bowl. Mix well and leave to stand for at least half an hour, up to 3 hours if you have time.
After you have soaked the fruit for as long as you can, put the margarine or butter into a large heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat, add the soaked fruit spice mixture and the sugar. Heat the mixture, stirring all the time until the margarine and sugar have melted. Once the mixture begins to bubble, turn down the heat and allow to simmer gently for 5 minutes then turn off the heat.
After 10 minutes, stir in the grated apple then pour the mixture into the ceramic bowl. Put in a cool place for 20-30 minutes.
Once the mixture is warm rather than hot, add the eggs one at a time, do not beat them - stir them in slowly as you do not want to add too much air to the cake mixture or it will rise and then crack during cooking.
Finally stir in the flour a little at a time then put into a 6 3/4 inch round cake tin or a large loaf tin and bake for around 3 hours at 300 degrees F /150 degrees C for the round cake, 2 1/2 if using the loaf tin.
Turn out onto a wire tray and allow to cool, then store in a tin or wrap in tinfoil. If you have time, the cake can be further improved by painting the base and sides with rum or whiskey. This cake will keep and improve for up to 2 weeks after baking
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Makes 4. Quarter pineapple rings, remove stem from figs. Cut dates crosswise and mix dates and raisins with 1/4 lb of the flour. Mix the rest of the flour with soda and spices.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 8 inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir together muffin mix, apple, carrot, walnuts, and coconut.
It's rich and moist. Place the fruit mix, cherries, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, water, brandy and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Combine all fruit, juice,and nuts. Stir well. Mix in remaining ingredients, mix well and pour into a well greased 10 inch Bundt pan. Put into a preheated 350 degree F oven for 40-50 minutes.
Recipe for Fruit (Canned) Cake. Mix well in order given and bake in a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan for 45 minutes in a 350 degree F oven. Frost with powdered sugar icing, if desired.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 9x13 inch size. Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup.
This fruitcake every one will love, even me! Chop pineapple, raisins, and cherries. Combine chopped fruit with currants, peel, and citron; soak in orange juice overnight.
Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Sift the dry ingredients over them and mix well. Beat the eggs and vanilla. Blend thoroughly into flour and fruit mixture.
Prepare cake according to package directions. Bake in 9x13 inch baking pan. Cool. Poke holes in cake with the handle of a wooden spoon. Pour condensed milk evenly over cake and into holes.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I need the recipe for a fruit cake that has cocoa powder in it and sliced almonds around the side. It was in the San Francisco Chronicle or the San Mateo Times in the 60s or 70s.
By Lois from San Mateo, CA
Ok, I found Chocolate fruit cake on Google.com and a couple on cooks.com you can take a look and see if any are what your looking for. I hope so.
Check the following website. I have never made the recipe but it sounds very good, and it got great reviews. Hope that it helps. www.foodnetwork.com/
How do you tell when a Christmas cake is cooked?
By L
Depending on the batter you use, it will darken/brown and start to draw away from the sides of the pan. It usually takes 35-45 minutes.
Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
This is a real summer treat that is made very quickly. It will take you about 20 minutes to prepare it. It contains only a few ingredients, is not baked and is great if you have surprise guests who want to serve something sweet.
